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Evaluation of artifact-corrected electroencephalographic (EEG) training: a pilot study

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This double-blind study examined the effect of electromyographical (EMG) artifacts, which contaminate electroencephalographical (EEG) signals, by comparing artifact-corrected (AC) and non-artifact-corrected (NAC) neurofeedback (NF) training procedures. 14 unmedicated college students were randomly assigned to two groups: AC (n = 7) or NAC (n = 7). Both groups received 12 sessions of NF and were trained using identical NF treatment protocols to reduce their theta/beta power ratios (TBPR). Outcomes on a continuous performance test revealed that the AC group had statistically significant increases across measures of auditory and visual attention. The NAC group showed smaller gains that only reached statistical significance on measures of visual attention. Only the AC group reduced their TBPR, the NAC group did not. AC NF appears to play an important role during training that leads to improvements in both auditory and visual attention. Additional research is required to confirm the results of this study.

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    Jeffry P. La Marca, Jennifer Fandino, Fabiana R. Cacciaguerra & Joseph J. Fresco

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La Marca, J.P., Cruz, D., Fandino, J. et al. Evaluation of artifact-corrected electroencephalographic (EEG) training: a pilot study. J Neural Transm 125, 1087–1097 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-018-1877-1

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