Paper Info
Title
A brief review on the history of human functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) development and fields of application.
Abstract
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 activation of the human cerebral cortex (due to oxygenation and hemodynamic changes) can be explored by NIRS, human functional brain mapping research has gained a new dimension. fNIRS or optical topography, or near-infrared imaging or diffuse optical imaging is used mainly to detect simultaneous changes in optical properties of the human cortex from multiple measurement sites and displays the results in the form of a map or image over a specific area. In order to place current fNIRS research in its proper context, this paper presents a brief historical overview of the events that have shaped the present status of fNIRS. In particular, technological progresses of fNIRS are highlighted (i.e. from single-site to multi-site functional cortical measurements (images)), introduction of the commercial multi-channel systems, recent commercial wireless instrumentation and more advanced prototypes.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.03.049
NeuroImage
Keywords
Field
DocType
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy,Functional near-infrared topography,Hemodynamic response,Optical imaging,Cortical activation
Brain mapping,Diffuse optical imaging,Computer vision,Neuroscience,Psychology,Functional near-infrared spectroscopy,Artificial intelligence,Optical imaging
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
63
2
1053-8119
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
103
6.33
16
Authors
2
Search Limit
100103
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Marco Ferrari11399.78
Valentina Quaresima21229.62