Hinterberger, Thilo and Fuernrohr, Elena (2016) The Sensorium: Psychophysiological Evaluation of Responses to a Multimodal Neurofeedback Environment. APPLIED PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY AND BIOFEEDBACK, 41 (3). pp. 315-329. ISSN 1090-0586, 1573-3270
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The Sensorium is a multimodal neurofeedback environment that reflects a person's physiological state by presenting physiological signals via orchestral sounds from a speaker and multi-coloured lights projected onto a white surface. The software manages acquisition, real-time processing, storage, and sonification of various physiological signals such as the electroencephalogram (EEG) or electrocardiogram (ECG). Each of the 36 participants completed 6 interventional conditions consisting of three different Sensorium-phases with EEG and ECG feedback, a mindfulness meditation, a guided body scan exercise, and a Pseudo-Sensorium using pre-recorded data that did not reflect the subject's own physiology. During all phases EEG, ECG, skin conductance, and respiration were recorded. A feedback questionnaire assessed the participants' subjective reports of changes in well-being, perception, and life-spirit. The results indicate that the Sensorium sessions were not statistically inferior compared to their corresponding active control conditions with respect to improvements in subjective reports concerning well-being and perception. Additionally, the Sensorium was rated as being a more extraordinary experience, as compared to meditation. During the Sensorium conditions the EEG showed lower levels of theta2 (7-8.5 Hz), alpha (9-12 Hz) and beta (12.5-25 Hz) activity. Since participants reported benefit from the Sensorium experience regardless of any prior experience with meditation, we propose this novel method of meditative and extraordinary self-experience to be utilized as a modern alternative to more traditional forms of meditation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | FALSE DISCOVERY RATE; STRESS REDUCTION; MINDFULNESS; MEDITATION; TRIALS; EEG; Sensorium; EEG; Neurofeedback; Mindfulness; Meditation |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Abteilung für Psychosomatische Medizin |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Mar 2019 07:51 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Mar 2019 07:51 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/3406 |
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