Facing emotions: real-time fMRI-based neurofeedback using dynamic emotional faces to modulate amygdala activity

Abstract

In this feasibility study, we intended to address key neurofeedback processes like naturalistic facial stimuli, participant engagement in the task, bidirectional regulation, task congruence, and their influence on learning success. It demonstrated that such a versatile emotional face feedback paradigm can be tailored to target biased emotion processing in affective disorders.