Experimental procedure. Top left: schematic of attention-based neurofeedback training. During neurofeedback, the somatosensory AAI was calculated in real-time based on 1,000 ms EEG data segments and was fed back to participants using the visibility of neutral face images Top right: Real-time visual feedback. AAI values and corresponding feedback signals for the verum conditions are displayed. For ALT the relationship between AAI and image visibility was reversed. Bottom: Schematic of experimental design. Verum and sham neurofeedback conditions were completed in a pseudo-randomized order during 2 separate sessions. Each session entailed verum or sham conditions (40 trials each) as well as baseline assessments of pain sensitivity (painpre, 20 trials) and brain activity (EEGpre, 5 min resting state with eyes open). The sequence of events of neurofeedback trials is shown on the right.
Alpha oscillations shape sensory processing, but do they also modulate the perception of #pain? This #preregistered study by @ploner.bsky.social &co found no evidence for a causal relationship between alpha oscillations and pain perception 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/42r0F4u