Applications of real-time fMRI - PubMed (original) (raw)

Review

doi: 10.1038/nrn2414.

Affiliations

Review

Applications of real-time fMRI

R Christopher deCharms. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2008 Sep.

Abstract

For centuries people have aspired to understand and control the functions of the mind and brain. It has now become possible to image the functioning of the human brain in real time using functional MRI (fMRI), and thereby to access both sides of the mind-brain interface--subjective experience (that is, one's mind) and objective observations (that is, external, quantitative measurements of one's brain activity)--simultaneously. Developments in neuroimaging are now being translated into many new potential practical applications, including the reading of brain states, brain-computer interfaces, communicating with locked-in patients, lie detection, and learning control over brain activation to modulate cognition or even treat disease.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

Cited by

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

Grants and funding

LinkOut - more resources