Differential Subjective Experiences in Learners and Non-learners in Frontal Alpha Neurofeedback: Piloting a Mixed-Method Approach.
Frontiers in human neuroscience January 1, 2018 Eddy J Davelaar, Joe M Barnby, Soma Almasi et al. 29 citations
Learning to control one's own brain activity through neurofeedback may depend on the kind of subjective experience trainees have during training. In a short session where participants enhanced mid-frontal alpha power, those who learned reported sensing their inner and outer environment, while non-learners engaged in effortful trying, such as willing a bar to move. A classification system for verbal reports was developed to analyze these differences. The findings suggest that a sensing-oriented mindset, rather than active striving, is associated with successful neurofeedback learning.