Time-resolved absorption and hemoglobin concentration difference maps: a method to retrieve depth-related information on cerebral hemodynamics.

B Montcel, R Chabrier, P Poulet - Optics Express, 2006 - opg.optica.org
Time-resolved diffuse optical methods have been applied to detect hemodynamic changes
induced by cerebral activity. We describe a near infrared spectroscopic (NIRS) …

Further improvement in reducing superficial contamination in NIRS using double short separation measurements

L Gagnon, MA Yücel, DA Boas, RJ Cooper - Neuroimage, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) allows the recovery of the evoked
hemodynamic response to brain activation. In adult human populations, the NIRS signal is …

Seeing right through you: applications of optical imaging to the study of the human brain

G Gratton, M Fabiani, T Elbert, B Rockstroh - Psychophysiology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
A new set of techniques allows for the study of brain function by near‐infrared light,
exploiting two optical phenomena: Changes in light absorption are determined by changes …

Fast cerebral functional signal in the 100‐ms range detected in the visual cortex by frequency‐domain near‐infrared spectrophotometry

M Wolf, U Wolf, JH Choi, V Toronov… - …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Brain activity is associated with physiological changes, which alter the optical properties of
the tissue in the near‐infrared part of the spectrum. Two major types of optical signals …

Cerebral vasomotion: a 0.1-Hz oscillation in reflected light imaging of neural activity

JEW Mayhew, S Askew, Y Zheng, J Porrill… - Neuroimage, 1996 - Elsevier
Imaging of scattered and reflected light from the surface of neural structures can reveal the
functional architecture within large populations of neurons. These techniques exploit, as one …

Fast optical imaging of human brain function

G Gratton, M Fabiani - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2010 - frontiersin.org
Great advancements in brain imaging during the last few decades have opened a large
number of new possibilities for neuroscientists. The most dominant methodologies …

Measurement of layer-like hemodynamic trends in scalp and cortex: implications for physiological baseline suppression in functional near-infrared spectroscopy

R Saager, A Berger - Journal of biomedical optics, 2008 - spiedigitallibrary.org
A multidetector, continuous wave, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) system is developed to
examine whether the hemodynamics of the scalp and brain in adults contain significant layer …

Functional connectivity in the prefrontal cortex measured by near-infrared spectroscopy during ultrarapid object recognition

AV Medvedev, JM Kainerstorfer… - … of biomedical optics, 2011 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a developing technology for low-cost noninvasive
functional brain imaging. With multichannel optical instruments, it becomes possible to …

Shades of gray matter: Noninvasive optical images of human brain reponses during visual stimulation

G Gratton, PM Corballis, E Cho, M Fabiani… - …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Recent theories about human brain function emphasize the need for imaging methods that
allow the study of dynamic interactions among different structures. In this paper, we report on …

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in cognitive neuroscience of the primate brain

J Fuster, M Guiou, A Ardestani, A Cannestra, S Sheth… - Neuroimage, 2005 - Elsevier
We describe the use of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) as a suitable means of assessing
hemodynamic changes in the cerebral cortex of awake and behaving monkeys. NIRS can …