Advancing Neurorehabilitation: Enhancing Motor Imagery Through TMS-Based Neurofeedback

Presenter: Daiki Matsuda
Affiliation: Fukuoka International University of Health and Welfare, Japan
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Title: Enhancing motor imagery through TMS-Based neurofeedback: Arandomized controlled study in healthy adults

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🧠 Presentation Highlights
∙ Focus: Improving motor imagery (MI) ability using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)-based neurofeedback.
∙ Background: MI activates neural networks similar to actual movement, but its effectiveness depends on imagery vividness, which varies widely among individuals.
∙ Innovation: Use of motor evoked potentials (MEPs) as real-time neurofeedback, offering a direct physiological index of corticospinal excitability.
∙ Methodology: Randomized controlled study with feedback and control groups undergoing MI-based mental practice over two weeks.
∙ Key Findings:
– Early and consistent increases in corticospinal excitability in the neurofeedback group.
– Significant improvements in subjective MI vividness only in the feedback group.
∙ Insight: Physiological neural modulation may precede conscious improvements in imagery vividness.
∙ Impact: Demonstrates the feasibility of MEP-guided neurofeedback for optimizing MI training.
∙ Future Scope: Strong potential for brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) and next-generation neurorehabilitation strategies.

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👨‍🔬 About the Speaker
Daiki Matsuda is a researcher specializing in motor imagery, neurofeedback, and neurorehabilitation.
∙ Academic faculty at Fukuoka International University of Health and Welfare, Japan.
∙ Expertise in TMS-based neurophysiological assessment.
∙ Published research on MEP-based neurofeedback and motor learning.
∙ Actively exploring applications in brain–computer interfaces and rehabilitation sciences.

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Event: International Conference on Neurology and Neuroscience
📅 Dates: March 23–25, 2026
📍 Venue: Singapore & Online
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