A Brief Review on the Use of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) for Language Imaging Studies in Human Newborns and Adults

Autor/inn/en	Quaresima, Valentina; Bisconti, Silvia; Ferrari, Marco
Titel	A Brief Review on the Use of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) for Language Imaging Studies in Human Newborns and Adults
Quelle	In: Brain and Language, 121 (2012) 2, S.79-89 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0093-934X
DOI	10.1016/j.bandl.2011.03.009
Schlagwörter	Spectroscopy; Neonates; Language Processing; Adults; Brain Hemisphere Functions; Biochemistry; Children; Diagnostic Tests; Futures (of Society); Scientific Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spektroskopie; Neugeborenes Kind; Sprachverarbeitung; Biochemie; Child; Kind; Kinder; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Future; Society; Zukunft
Abstract	Upon stimulation, real time maps of cortical hemodynamic responses can be obtained by non-invasive functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) which measures changes in oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin after positioning multiple sources and detectors over the human scalp. The current commercially available transportable fNIRS systems have a time resolution of 1-10 Hz, a depth sensitivity of about 1.5 cm, and a spatial resolution of about 1 cm. The goal of this brief review is to report infants, children and adults fNIRS language studies. Since 1998, 60 studies have been published on cortical activation in the brain's classic language areas in children/adults as well as newborns using fNIRS instrumentations of different complexity. In addition, the basic principles of fNIRS including features, strengths, advantages, and limitations are summarized in terms that can be understood even by non specialists. Future prospects of fNIRS in the field of language processing imaging are highlighted. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10