Matching Funds - Steiermark
Disciplines
Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Engineering (20%); Medical-Theoretical Sciences, Pharmacy (60%); Medical Engineering (10%); Psychology (10%)
Keywords
Motor Task,
Neurofeedback,
Motor Learning,
Fmri,
Machine Learning,
Brain Plasticity
Abstract
Learning new skills is critical to activities of daily living but often requires hours of
training. Imagine if we could learn new movements - like playing the piano or guitar
at record speed and without conscious training. Our project aims to use functional
magnetic resonance neurofeedback to guide subconscious brain training, where
people prepare their brain activity to learn new movements. In addition to applying
this technology to healthy people, we believe it can also help patients recover from
movement disorders such as stroke.