… This volume covers the latest developments in optical imaging of the brain which is becoming
an increasingly important functional neuroimaging method. Optical intrinsic signals offer …

… that small but measurable fast optical signals (ie, optical signals tracking neural activation
… our group indicated that the fast optical signal (or event-related optical signal, EROS) occurs …

… Consequently, optical signalling (and computation… brain c, ells, that is, neurons and astrocytes,
may play an important role in the optical information processing regimen of brain function …

… -cost system for intrinsic optical signal (IOS) imaging using … changes in the light reflectance
of brain tissue, and can be … for dedicated equipment or complex optical paths. This method …

… , the reflective optics may be facilitating a focus on gray matter function by reducing the
contribution of the deep white matter to the optical signal. Functional optical imaging may help …

… -order human brain functions with echo-planar functional magnetic resonance imaging (EPI-fMRI),
we carefully evaluated the validity of signals obtained through optical topography. …

… advances in optical imaging … functional organization of the human brain. We also review
newly developed analyses for interpreting and validating optical signals, including refined signal …

… the optical detection of fast neuronal effects, to investigate the ability of the optical method to
detect fast changes in the brain, … optical signal, we chose CCF as a tool for neuronal signal …

… Changes in the membrane potential or ion concentration can then be transformed into an
optical signal. There are two key factors to a successful dye used in VSD imaging. The …

… Initial studies have tried to separate the larger vessels from capillary signals using the
optic density technique [18]. Posterior studies have estimated where the vascular response is …