How is brain imaging and cognitive neuroscience impacting neurofeedback?
In many respects, the field of neurofeedback has changed a great deal over the last five to ten years. By learning from advances in both cognitive neuroscience and brain imaging about the brain, neurofeedback has learned to better target different areas of the brain. Much more information exists and will continue to help training strategies in the future. Some recent promising research from imaging studies suggests advances in applying neurofeedback for Learning Disabilities and chronic pain, as an example. Note that just identifying areas of the brain does not directly correlate to putting an electrode over the cortex of a particular area. Many of these structures or mechanisms are deep in the brain, and may not have direct connections to the cortex above the structure. Also, Since the brain is a richly integrated network that is a complex system, simply targeting one specific area may not in fact have a specific effect. Much more work must be done to identify the best way to use neur
