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Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Studying Higher Cognition

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Neural Correlates of Thinking

Part of the book series: On Thinking ((ONTHINKING,volume 1))

Abstract

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), which was originally designed for clinical monitoring of tissue oxygenation, has recently been receiving increasing attention as a useful tool for neuroimaging studies. This technique is completely noninvasive, does not require strict motion restriction, and can be used in a daily-life environment. It is expected that NIRS will provide a new direction for cognitive neuroscience research, more so than other neuroimaging techniques, although several problems with NIRS remain to be explored. This chapter describes the basic theory of NIRS, its potential and limitations, and the future prospects of this technique.

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  1. Integrated Neuroscience Research Team, Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry, 2-1-7 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8585, Japan

    Yoko Hoshi

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  1. Parmenides Center for the Study of Thinking, Parmenides Foundation, Kardinal Faulhaber Str. 14a, 80333, Munich, Germany

    Ernst Pöppel , Eduard Kraft  & Ernst Pöppel ,  & 

  2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Neuropsychology Unit, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Marchioninistr.15, 81337, Munich, Germany

    Eduard Kraft

  3. Psychiatry Section Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, S-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden

    Balázs Gulyás

  4. Human Science Center, Ludwig Maximilian University, Goethestr.31, 80336, Munich

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Hoshi, Y. (2009). Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Studying Higher Cognition. In: Kraft, E., Gulyás, B., Pöppel, E. (eds) Neural Correlates of Thinking. On Thinking, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68044-4_6

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