A brief review on the history of human functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) development and fields of application

M Ferrari, V Quaresima - Neuroimage, 2012 - Elsevier
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 …

Pulsed out of awareness: EEG alpha oscillations represent a pulsed-inhibition of ongoing cortical processing

KE Mathewson, A Lleras, DM Beck, M Fabiani… - Frontiers in …, 2011 - frontiersin.org
Alpha oscillations are ubiquitous in the brain, but their role in cortical processing remains a
matter of debate. Recently, evidence has begun to accumulate in support of a role for alpha …

Advanced time-correlated single photon counting techniques for spectroscopy and imaging in biomedical systems

W Becker, A Bergmann, GL Biscotti… - … Applications of Ultrafast …, 2004 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) is based on the detection of single photons
of a periodic light signal, measurement of the detection time of the photons, and the build-up …

Recent advances in diffuse optical imaging

AP Gibson, JC Hebden, SR Arridge - Physics in medicine & …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
We review the current state-of-the-art of diffuse optical imaging, which is an emerging
technique for functional imaging of biological tissue. It involves generating images using …

Diffuse optical imaging of brain activation: approaches to optimizing image sensitivity, resolution, and accuracy

DA Boas, AM Dale, MA Franceschini - Neuroimage, 2004 - Elsevier
Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and diffuse optical imaging (DOI) are finding widespread
application in the study of human brain activation, motivating further application-specific …

Progress of near-infrared spectroscopy and topography for brain and muscle clinical applications

M Wolf, M Ferrari, V Quaresima - Journal of biomedical optics, 2007 - spiedigitallibrary.org
This review celebrates the 30th anniversary of the first in vivo near-infrared (NIR)
spectroscopy (NIRS) publication, which was authored by Professor Frans Jöbsis. At first …

Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS): an emerging neuroimaging technology with important applications for the study of brain disorders

F Irani, SM Platek, S Bunce, AC Ruocco… - The Clinical …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is an emerging functional neuroimaging
technology offering a relatively non-invasive, safe, portable, and low-cost method of indirect …

Optical brain imaging in vivo: techniques<?xpp qa?> and applications from animal to man

EMC Hillman - Journal of biomedical optics, 2007 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Optical brain imaging has seen 30 years of intense development, and has grown into a rich
and diverse field. In-vivo imaging using light provides unprecedented sensitivity to functional …

Frequency-domain techniques for cerebral and functional near-infrared spectroscopy

S Fantini, A Sassaroli - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
This article reviews the basic principles of frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy (FD-
NIRS), which relies on intensity-modulated light sources and phase-sensitive optical …

Functional near-infrared spectroscopy

SC Bunce, M Izzetoglu, K Izzetoglu… - IEEE engineering in …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The purpose of the this article is to describe an emerging neuroimaging technology,
functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRs), which has several attributes that make it …