Near-infrared spectroscopy in schizophrenia: a possible biomarker for predicting clinical outcome and treatment response

S Koike, Y Nishimura, R Takizawa, N Yahata… - Frontiers in …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a relatively new technique that can
measure hemoglobin changes in brain tissues, and its use in psychiatry has been …

A NIRS–fMRI investigation of prefrontal cortex activity during a working memory task

H Sato, N Yahata, T Funane, R Takizawa, T Katura… - Neuroimage, 2013 - Elsevier
Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is commonly used for studying human brain function.
However, several studies have shown that superficial hemodynamic changes such as skin …

Skin blood flow influences cerebral oxygenation measured by near-infrared spectroscopy during dynamic exercise

T Miyazawa, M Horiuchi, H Komine, J Sugawara… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is widely used to investigate cerebral
oxygenation and/or neural activation during physiological conditions such as exercise …

Monitoring attentional state with fNIRS

AR Harrivel, DH Weissman, DC Noll… - Frontiers in human …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
The ability to distinguish between high and low levels of task engagement in the real world
is important for detecting and preventing performance decrements during safety-critical …

A multidimensional approach to pain assessment in critically ill infants during a painful procedure

M Ranger, CC Johnston, JE Rennick… - The Clinical journal …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Inferring the pain level of a critically ill infant is complex. The ability to accurately
extract the appropriate pain cues from observations is often jeopardized when heavy …

Family socioeconomic status modulates the coping-related neural response of offspring

K Yanagisawa, K Masui, K Furutani… - Social Cognitive and …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Substantial research links economic adversity to poor coping in stressful or threatening
environments. Neuroimaging studies suggest that activation of the right ventrolateral …

Cortical hemoglobin concentration changes underneath the coil after single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation: a near-infrared spectroscopy study

T Furubayashi, H Mochizuki, Y Terao… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and multichannel probes, we studied hemoglobin
(Hb) concentration changes when single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was …

Effects of sedative antidepressants on prefrontal cortex activity during verbal fluency task in healthy subjects: a near-infrared spectroscopy study

K Kohmura, K Iwamoto, B Aleksic, K Sasada… - …, 2013 - Springer
Rationale Japanese researchers have recently conducted studies using near-infrared
spectroscopy (NIRS) to help diagnose psychiatric disorders based on changes in brain …

Dynamics of the brain: mathematical models and non-invasive experimental studies

V Toronov, T Myllylä, V Kiviniemi, VV Tuchin - The European Physical …, 2013 - Springer
Dynamics is an essential aspect of the brain function. In this article we review theoretical
models of neural and haemodynamic processes in the human brain and experimental non …

Use of frontal lobe hemodynamics as reinforcement signals to an adaptive controller

MM DiStasio, JT Francis - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Decision-making ability in the frontal lobe (among other brain structures) relies on the
assignment of value to states of the animal and its environment. Then higher valued states …