Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has recently been used in functional activation studies as
a non-invasive tool to monitor changes in cerebral oxygenation in human adults 1–6. If NIRS …

Several current brain imaging techniques rest on the assumption of a tight coupling between
neural activity and hemodynamic response. The nature of this neurovascular coupling …

This review is aimed at celebrating the upcoming 20th anniversary of the birth of human
functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). After the discovery in 1992 that the functional …

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), which was originally designed for clinical monitoring of
tissue oxygenation, has been developing into a useful tool for neuroimaging studies …

In functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) of human cerebral hemodynamics,
dedicated surface-sensitive recording channels are useful for regressing out background …

Brain Mapping: The Methods, 2nd edition 141 ing one to similarly gather data on the human
brain through the intact skull. By comparison with other noninvasive functional neuroimaging …

This article reviews diffuse optical brain imaging, a technique that employs near-infrared
light to non-invasively probe the brain for changes in parameters relating to brain function …

Besides passive recording of brain electric or magnetic activity, also non-ionizing
electromagnetic or optical radiation can be used for real-time brain imaging. Here, changes …

Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) can detect changes in the concentrations of oxy-
hemoglobin ([HbO]) and deoxy-hemoglobin ([Hb]) in tissue based upon differential …

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has gained attention in recent years (Hoshi et al., 2001;
Tamura, 2003). This non-invasive technique uses near-infrared light to evaluate increases …