An open-source Python/Matlab framework for real-time fMRI neurofeedback training

OpenNFT is an integrated software package (Koush et al., 2017, Neuroimage 157:489-503) and real-time fMRI data (Koush et al., 2017, Data in Brief 14:344-347) designed for neurofeedback training. It constitutes the core technical framework for developments in this exciting new field of neuroimaging. OpenNFT is based on best practices of Python and Matlab software and incorporates, but is not limited to, the functionality of the SPM and Psychtoolbox software suits. An integrated Python/Matlab framework is specifically selected to address the needs of neurofeedback developers and users with different background, which allows for flexibility in developments and implementations without compromising for speed and functionality. More specifically, the OpenNFT’s GUI, synchronization module, and multi-processing core are implemented in Python, whilst computational modules for neurofeedback are implemented in Matlab.

Our Mission

Our open-source framework is made to promote community collaboration on neurofeedback software, research and applications.

Our core software team

Yury Koush
Artem Nikonorov
Evgeny Prilepin
Tibor Auer

Collaborators

Nikita Davydov
Dimitri Van De Ville
Ronald Sladky
Frank Scharnowski
John Ashburner
Peter Zeidman
Sergei Bibikov

Community

Developers contributing via GitHub PRs

Support

The development of this open-source software was and is supported by multiple funding sources directly and indirectly:

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Samara University (SU)
Aligned Research Group
Wyss Center Geneva
University of Geneva
University College London (UCL)
University of Zurich