Training your brain with real-time feedback
This study tests whether continuous or intermittent real-time brain training can help you learn to control activity in a key area of your brain called the insula. It is for healthy adults who want to see if they can change their brain activity through neurofeedback.
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Who can take part
- You are a healthy adult with no current or past psychiatric or neurological disorders.
- You have no history of brain injury or mental illness.
- You do not have any metal implants in your body.
- You are not claustrophobic (afraid of small spaces) and are comfortable in an MRI scanner.
- You are generally healthy and can undergo an MRI scan safely.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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