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Functional near-infrared neuroimaging
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Functional near-infrared neuroimaging

Meltem Izzetoglu, Kurtulus Izzetoglu, Scott Bunce, Hasan Ayaz, Ajit Devaraj, Banu Onaral and Kambiz Pourrezaei
IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering, v 13(2), pp 153-159
Jun 2005
PMID: 16003893

Abstract

Diagnostic Imaging - methods Spectrophotometry, Infrared - methods Humans Neurons - physiology Evoked Potentials - physiology Brain Mapping - methods Spectrophotometry, Infrared - instrumentation Blood Flow Velocity - physiology Brain - physiology Oxygen - metabolism Algorithms
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIR) is a neroimaging modality that enables continuous, noninvasive, and portable monitoring of changes in blood oxygenation and blood volume related to human brain function. Over the last decade, studies in the laboratory have established that fNIR spectroscopy provides a veridical measure of oxygenation and blood flow in the brain. Our recent findings indicate that fNIR can effectively monitor cognitive tasks such as attention, working memory, target categorization, and problem solving. These experimental outcomes compare favorably with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies, and in particular, with the blood oxygenation level dependent signal. Since fNIR can be implemented in the form of a wearable and minimally intrusive device, it has the capacity to monitor brain activity under real life conditions and in everyday environments. Moreover, the fNIR system is amenable to integration with other established physiological and neurobehavioral measures, including electroencephalogram, eye tracking, pupil reflex, heart rate variability, respiration, and electrodermal activity.

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