In February of 2012, the first international conference on real time functional magnetic
resonance imaging (rtfMRI) neurofeedback was held at the Swiss Federal Institute of …

We review research on the neural efficiency hypothesis of intelligence, stating that brighter
individuals display lower (more efficient) brain activation while performing cognitive tasks …

An accurate measure of mental workload in human operators is a critical element of
monitoring and adaptive aiding systems that are designed to improve the efficiency and …

A growing interest in cerebellar function and its involvement in higher cognition have
prompted much research in recent years. Cerebellar presence in a wide range of cognitive …

Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a non-invasive, safe, and portable optical
neuroimaging method that can be used to assess brain dynamics during skill acquisition …

The ability to learn new skills and perfect them with practice applies not only to physical
skills but also to abstract skills, like motor planning or neuroprosthetic actions. Although …

The discovery that experience-driven changes in the human brain can occur from a neural to
a cortical level throughout the lifespan has stimulated a proliferation of research into how …

Over the past few years, the very act of playing action video games has been shown to
enhance several different aspects of visual selective attention, yet little is known about the …

A number of theories have emerged to explain the well-studied changes in memory that
occur with age. Many of these theories invoke mechanisms that have the potential to affect …

Cognitive deficits have been reported in children who experienced early neglect, especially
children raised in institutionalized settings. Previous research suggests that early neglect …