Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
30(10), P. 963 - 971
Published: May 25, 2016
Background.
Gait
is
influenced
by
higher
order
cognitive
and
cortical
control
mechanisms.
Functional
near
infrared
spectroscopy
(fNIRS)
has
been
used
to
examine
frontal
activation
during
walking
in
healthy
older
adults,
reporting
increased
oxygenated
hemoglobin
(HbO2)
levels
dual
task
(DT),
compared
with
usual
walking.
Objective.
To
investigate
the
role
of
lobe
DT
obstacle
negotiation,
adults
patients
Parkinson’s
disease
(PD).
Methods.
Thirty-eight
(mean
age
70.4
±
0.9
years)
68
PD
71.7
1.1
years,)
performed
3
tasks:
(
a)
walking,
b)
c)
obstacles
fNIRS
accelerometers.
Linear-mix
models
were
detect
changes
between
groups
within
tasks.
Results.
Patients
had
P
<
.030).
During
DT,
HbO2
only
.001).
=
.001)
tended
increase
.053).
Higher
cost
.003)
worse
performance
observed
Conclusions.
A
different
pattern
was
groups.
The
suggests
that
prefrontal
cortex
plays
an
important
already
simple
However,
relative
baseline
negotiation
not
demonstrates
depends
on
nature
task.
These
findings
may
have
implications
for
rehabilitation
gait
PD.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2013,
Volume and Issue:
7
Published: Jan. 1, 2013
Functional
near
infrared
spectroscopy
(fNIRS)
is
a
noninvasive,
safe
and
portable
optical
neuroimaging
method
that
can
be
used
to
assess
brain
dynamics
during
skill
acquisition
performance
of
complex
work
everyday
tasks.
In
this
paper
we
describe
neuroergonomic
studies
illustrate
the
use
fNIRS
in
examination
training-related
human
assessment.
We
results
investigating
cognitive
workload
air
traffic
controllers,
dual
verbal-spatial
working
memory
skill,
development
expertise
piloting
unmanned
vehicles.
These
conventional
devices
which
participants
were
tethered
device
while
seated
at
workstation.
Consistent
with
aims
mobile
imaging,
also
compact
battery-operated
wireless
system
performs
similar
accuracy
as
other
established
devices.
Our
indicate
both
wired
systems
allow
for
function
naturalistic
settings,
thus
are
suitable
reliable
monitoring
training
Sensors,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
17(1), P. 182 - 182
Published: Jan. 19, 2017
Diabetes
has
become
a
leading
cause
of
death
worldwide.
Although
there
is
no
cure
for
diabetes,
blood
glucose
monitoring
combined
with
appropriate
medication
can
enhance
treatment
efficiency,
alleviate
the
symptoms,
as
well
diminish
complications.
For
point-of-care
purposes,
continuous
(CGM)
devices
are
considered
to
be
best
candidates
diabetes
therapy.
This
review
focuses
on
current
growth
areas
CGM
technologies,
specifically
focusing
subcutaneous
implantable
electrochemical
sensors.
The
superiority
systems
introduced
firstly,
and
then
strategies
fabrication
minimally-invasive
non-invasive
biosensors
discussed,
respectively.
Finally,
we
briefly
outline
status
future
perspective
systems.
Human Brain Mapping,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
38(2), P. 831 - 841
Published: Oct. 4, 2016
This
study
investigated
interactive
exchange
in
lovers
and
the
associated
interpersonal
brain
synchronization
(IBS)
using
functional
near-infrared
spectroscopy
(fNIRS)-based
hyperscanning.Three
types
of
female-male
dyads,
lovers,
friends,
strangers,
performed
a
cooperation
task
during
which
activity
was
recorded
right
frontoparietal
regions.We
measured
better
cooperative
behavior
lover
dyads
compared
with
friend
stranger
dyads.Lover
demonstrated
increased
IBS
superior
frontal
cortex,
also
covaried
their
performance.Granger
causality
analyses
revealed
stronger
directional
from
females
to
males
than
females,
suggesting
different
roles
for
cooperation.Our
refines
theoretical
explanation
romantic
interaction
between
lovers.
Anaesthesia,
Journal Year:
2015,
Volume and Issue:
70(7), P. 828 - 847
Published: March 14, 2015
Pain
diagnosis
and
management
would
benefit
from
the
development
of
objective
markers
nociception
pain.
Current
research
addressing
this
issue
has
focused
on
five
main
strategies,
each
with
its
own
advantages
disadvantages.
These
encompass:
(i)
monitoring
changes
in
autonomic
nervous
system;
(ii)
biopotentials;
(iii)
neuroimaging;
(iv)
biological
(bio-)
markers;
(v)
composite
algorithms.
Although
strategy
shown
areas
promise,
there
are
currently
no
validated
or
pain
that
can
be
recommended
for
clinical
use.
This
article
introduces
most
important
developments
field
highlights
shortcomings,
aim
allowing
reader
to
make
informed
decisions
about
what
trends
watch
future.
Neurorehabilitation and neural repair,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
30(10), P. 963 - 971
Published: May 25, 2016
Background.
Gait
is
influenced
by
higher
order
cognitive
and
cortical
control
mechanisms.
Functional
near
infrared
spectroscopy
(fNIRS)
has
been
used
to
examine
frontal
activation
during
walking
in
healthy
older
adults,
reporting
increased
oxygenated
hemoglobin
(HbO2)
levels
dual
task
(DT),
compared
with
usual
walking.
Objective.
To
investigate
the
role
of
lobe
DT
obstacle
negotiation,
adults
patients
Parkinson’s
disease
(PD).
Methods.
Thirty-eight
(mean
age
70.4
±
0.9
years)
68
PD
71.7
1.1
years,)
performed
3
tasks:
(
a)
walking,
b)
c)
obstacles
fNIRS
accelerometers.
Linear-mix
models
were
detect
changes
between
groups
within
tasks.
Results.
Patients
had
P
<
.030).
During
DT,
HbO2
only
.001).
=
.001)
tended
increase
.053).
Higher
cost
.003)
worse
performance
observed
Conclusions.
A
different
pattern
was
groups.
The
suggests
that
prefrontal
cortex
plays
an
important
already
simple
However,
relative
baseline
negotiation
not
demonstrates
depends
on
nature
task.
These
findings
may
have
implications
for
rehabilitation
gait
PD.
