What is the discrete Slow Cortical Potential (SCP) and SMR Neurofeedback Design?
Brainquiry in collaboration with Radboud University Nijmegen, Brainquiry and the University of Tuebingen, has developed a design in BioExplorer to use the PET® EEG for measuring Slow Cortical Potentials. The SCP neurofeedback design can be used to train subjects in controlling their SCPs for clinical neurofeedback purposes like Epilepsy, experimental purposes and brain-computer interfacing among others. This design is easily adaptable to provide feedback of other EEG rythms or other physiological parameters such as the sensori-motor rythm (SMR) or galvanic skin response (GSR) on a trail-by-trial (discrete) basis.
Downloads
Brainquiry - in collaboration with Brainquiry - conducted a study comparing SCP, SMR and GSR feedback in healthy controls. For this study some very complicated BioExplorer designs were developed by Ir. Michiel Kleinnijenhuis. Below find the downloads of these very complex BioExplorer designs for FREE and a manual. We do not provide support on these designs and use of these designs is at your own responsibility. These designs also show what the possibilities are with the BioExplorer software.
For more background information you can also download the following thesis below or request a reprint of the publication in the Journal of Neurotherapy.
SCP Neurofeedback and GSR Biofeedback: A study of the control and interrelation of two arousal measures (2007) Desiree Spronk, Doctoral Research Thesis, Radboud University Nijmegen
Comparison of SMR and SCP training employing newly developed discrete-trial based biofeedback system (2007) Michiel Kleinnijenhuis, Doctoral Thesis, Radboud University Nijmegen.
Comparison of discrete-trial based SMR and SCP training and the interrelationship between SCP and SMR networks: Implications for Brain-Computer Interfacse and Neurofeedback (2007) . Michiel Kleinnijenhuis, Martijn Arns, Desiree Spronk & Rien Breteler. Journal of Neurotherapy, 11(4); 19-35.
Discrete SCP-SMR BioExplorer designs and manual
The download contains 3 designs and some media files. The media files should be placed inside the BioExplorer Media directory. The designs provide feedback on either SCP's, SMR or GSR when using a PET EEG or PET GSR. The feedback is discrete and trial based, meaning that a treshold needs to be set, but that you are required to either increase or decrease your SCP, GSR or SMR on command based on what the task is. Presentation of these trials is pseudo-random, and trials last for about 7 seconds. Trials consist of a yellow bar indicating whether you need to up or downtrain, followed by the actual session where you need to up- or down-regulate the measure being feedbacked.
- The BioExplorer SCP design manual
- The BioExplorer SCP - SMR and GSR designs
NOTE: Consider the SCP design manual and BioExplorer design as a guideline. Brainquiry or Brainquiry can not be held responsible in any way for the use of these protocols. In order to apply the SCP protocol by Brainquiry correctly, it is best to use a costomized plug for the PET EEG. This plug has an aditional electrode to measure EOG. These plugs are not manufactured anymore. Please contact Brainquiry to check availability of these plugs
