Functional infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a unique brain scanning technique that allows for assessment of brain activation during an eating episode under “naturalistic” environmental conditions.

Optical monitoring of cerebral blood flow is a potentially life-saving technology in clinical emergencies, and a number of spectroscopic techniques have been applied to the task. Near-IR spectroscopy ...

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The team found the same peaked response in oxygenated hemoglobin levels in infants of different ages over their first year. Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have measured ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become an increasingly common treatment for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease, but the procedure still carries significant risks. A new probe that performs ...