Review
Neurosciences
Patrick W. Dans, Stevie D. Foglia, Aimee J. Nelson
Summary: This review emphasizes the significance of FNIRS pre-processing and processing methodologies in human motor control research, examining commonly used techniques such as frequency cutoff filters, wavelet filters, smoothing filters, and the general linear model (GLM). Considerations and methodologies for these techniques, as well as some alternative techniques, are discussed. General considerations for processing are also highlighted.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Qi Zhu, Yangming Shi, Jing Du
Summary: With the rapid development of building information technologies, wayfinding information has become more accessible, leading to the emergence of cognitive load related to processing such information. This paper tested a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)-based method to monitor and classify cognitive loads during wayfinding information processing, showing satisfactory performance in classifying load changes driven by task difficulty levels. Personalized models were found to be necessary for accurate classification based on the neuroimaging data.
JOURNAL OF COMPUTING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Xue Deng, Chuyao Jian, Qinglu Yang, Naifu Jiang, Zhaoyin Huang, Shaofeng Zhao
Summary: This study investigated the analgesic effect of different virtual reality interactive modes using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). It found that both the active mode and motor imagery (MI) mode had a larger analgesic effect compared to the passive mode. The activated cortical regions involved motor and cognitive functions.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Yangming Shi, Connor Johnson, Pengxiang Xia, John Kang, Oshin Tyagi, Ranjana K. Mehta, Jing Du
Summary: Disorientation is a leading cause of firefighter injuries and fatalities. This study examined the impact of different types of spatial information on firefighters' spatial memory development and found that route or survey information had a positive effect on task performance, while landmark and map information had a negative effect.
JOURNAL OF COMPUTING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Hsin Tung, Wei-Hao Lin, Peiyuan F. Hsieh, Tsuo-Hung Lan, Ming-Chang Chiang, Yung-Yang Lin, Syu-Jyun Peng
Summary: The study found that the high-functioning group showed higher left intra-hemispheric global efficiency and nodal strength in LFT tasks, while the low-functioning group demonstrated less left-lateralized connectivity and activation power. LFT performance was only related to the network topology rather than the power values.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Linguistics
Licui Zhao, Haruyuki Kojima, Daichi Yasunaga, Koji Irie
Summary: This study investigates whether syntactic processing is a necessary prerequisite for semantic integration in Japanese language. The results show that semantic violation sentences require great cognitive load on both semantic processing and syntactic processing, while syntactic violation sentences only demand high cognitive load on syntactic processing without additional load on semantic processing. This suggests that the difficulty of semantic processing may influence the difficulty of syntactic processing, but the difficulty of syntactic processing does not affect the difficulty of semantic processing.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLINGUISTIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Xin Hou, Xiang Xiao, Yilong Gong, Zheng Li, Antao Chen, Chaozhe Zhu
Summary: This pilot study demonstrated the feasibility of using fNIRS-NFB to enhance human spatial memory. Through neurofeedback training, individuals were able to up-regulate neural activity in the targeted brain region, resulting in improved spatial memory performance. The increase in neural activation correlated with the improvement in spatial memory, suggesting the potential of fNIRS-NFB in cognitive enhancement.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
V. Akila, Anita Christaline Johnvictor
Summary: This study aims to analyze the connectivity and geometrical association of brain networks using graph theory based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy. The research reveals that global measurements in binary networks have substantial variability at low densities, while weighted networks show low test-retest values and great reproducibility for graph measures. Based on a weighted network with absolute cross correlation as the weight, normalized global graph measures are found to be reliable and node definition techniques for noise removal are not essential for reproducibility.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Dongyuan Liu, Pengrui Zhang, Yao Zhang, Tieni Li, Zhiyong Li, Yujie Zheng, Yuke Wang, Limin Zhang, Feng Gao
Summary: A distributed wearable multimodule system was implemented in this study to hyperscan real-world interactions using fNIRS technology. The system allows for synchronous measurement of multiple subjects, wireless host-slave connections, and lower power consumption. The system is structured as a network of distributed fibreless optode modules, and is capable of miniaturization, movement freedom, high cost-effectiveness, and hemodynamics profiling. The system was validated through phantom and breath-holding experiments, and was found to have good signal quality and feasible sensitivity for detecting task-evoked activation. Additionally, the system was used to explore dynamic interbrain synchrony during a cooperation game.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Rachael J. Lawrence, Ian M. Wiggins, Jessica C. Hodgson, Douglas E. H. Hartley
Summary: The study examined cortical correlates of speech intelligibility in normally hearing pediatric listeners using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Results showed that activation in the left superior temporal cortex increased with speech intelligibility, with potential sensitivity to speech intelligibility beyond acoustic properties. Other regions also showed varying fNIRS responses with speech intelligibility, indicating a potential objective marker for speech intelligibility in normally hearing children.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Youxin Sui, Chaojie Kan, Shizhe Zhu, Tianjiao Zhang, Jin Wang, Sheng Xu, Ren Zhuang, Ying Shen, Tong Wang, Chuan Guo
Summary: This study used functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to investigate the upper extremity motor impairment in subacute stroke patients and found that different degrees of upper extremity impairment were associated with functional connectivity between different brain regions. The connection between the ipsilesional dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and bilateral primary motor cortex (M1) may play an important role in motor-related plasticity.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Noam Somech, Tamar Mizrahi, Yael Caspi, Vadim Axelrod
Summary: Naturalistic stimulation is an effective approach in laboratory experiments. The combination of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and intersubject correlation (ISC) analysis allows for the exploration of cognitive processing and suggests a potential role of the prefrontal cortex in humor appreciation.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Yu Wen Koo, David L. Neumann, Tamara Ownsworth, Michael K. Yeung, David H. K. Shum
Summary: This study investigated the neural correlates of prospective memory (PM) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). The results showed that reaction time was significantly slower in the WM plus PM task compared to the WM task, while ongoing task accuracies did not differ between the two conditions. fNIRS results revealed higher levels of neural activity in the fronto-polar prefrontal cortex and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during the WM plus PM task.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Iliza M. Butera, Eric D. Larson, Andrea J. DeFreese, Adrian Kc Lee, Rene H. Gifford, Mark T. Wallace
Summary: Visual cues are crucial for individuals with hearing impairment to understand speech in noise. A study using fNIRS technology found that audiovisual pairings significantly improved speech perception in noisy conditions compared to auditory-only conditions.
Article
Psychiatry
Tingyu Zhang, Jiaqi Zhang, Jiaxi Huang, Zhong Zheng, Pu Wang
Summary: A study found that a single session of acupuncture has a modulating effect on PFC activation in MDD patients, especially in those with severe depression. Among severe depression patients, there is a strong correlation between HAMD scores and the activation of the left DLPFC after acupuncture.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Teodora Gliga, Alex Skolnick, Ute Liersch, Tony Charman, Mark H. Johnson, Rachael Bedford
Summary: Research suggests that children's referent choices create strong memory traces that compete with subsequent corrections, but when choices are reinforced immediately, children can retain new word-object mappings effectively.
JOURNAL OF CHILD LANGUAGE
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Maheen F. Siddiqui, Paola Pinti, Sarah Lloyd-Fox, Emily J. H. Jones, Sabrina Brigadoi, Liam Collins-Jones, Ilias Tachtsidis, Mark H. Johnson, Clare E. Elwell
Summary: Using broadband near-infrared spectroscopy (bNIRS), this study investigated the relationship between cerebral energy metabolism and blood oxygenation/haemodynamics during functional activation in infants. The results demonstrated that both cerebral metabolism and blood oxygenation/haemodynamics were more activated during social stimuli compared to non-social stimuli. The integration of haemodynamic and metabolic signals revealed stimulus-selective cortical networks that were not apparent from the analysis of individual signals.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Jannath Begum-Ali, Amy Goodwin, Luke Mason, Greg Pasco, Tony Charman, Mark H. Johnson, Emily J. H. Jones
Summary: In this prospective study, alterations in the oscillatory electroencephalography profile, theta-beta ratio (TBR), were observed in infants with a family history of ADHD before the emergence of behavioral symptoms. These alterations were distinct from those commonly observed in older children with ADHD. The TBR alterations were specifically associated with ADHD and not observed in infants with a family history of ASD.
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Nisha Narvekar, Virginia Carter Leno, Greg Pasco, Mark H. Johnson, Emily J. H. Jones, Tony Charman
Summary: This study explores the developmental pathways between fear/shyness, perceptual sensitivity, restricted and repetitive behaviors, and social communication in infants and toddlers, providing insights into the early markers and potential causal links of autism. The results suggest that early signs of anxiety and perceptual sensitivity are associated with later autistic symptoms, highlighting the importance of understanding and addressing these early emerging behaviors.
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Laura Pirazzoli, Eileen Sullivan, Wanze Xie, John E. Richards, Chiara Bulgarelli, Sarah Lloyd-Fox, Talat Shama, Shahria H. Kakon, Rashidul Haque, William A. Petri, Charles A. Nelson
Summary: This study used functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to investigate cortical responses to social stimuli in children raised in low-resource environments and found that early psychosocial risk factors can affect social information processing in toddlerhood.
DEVELOPMENTAL COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Laura Katus, Bosiljka Milosavljevic, Maria Rozhko, Samantha McCann, Luke Mason, Ebrima Mbye, Ebou Touray, Sophie E. Moore, Clare E. Elwell, Sarah Lloyd-Fox, Michelle de Haan
Summary: This study examines the predictive relationship between habituation and novelty detection measured at different ages (1 month and 5 months) and infants' imitation abilities and memory development. The results show that habituation responses at 5 months significantly predict imitation responses at 12 months, and habituation responses explain a unique proportion of variance in deferred imitation scores.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anna De Laet, Elena Serena Piccardi, Jannath Begum-Al, Tony Charman, Mark H. Johnson, Emily J. H. Jones, Rachael Bedford, Teodora Gliga
Summary: Sleep problems are common in infants with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and the ability to gate tactile input may influence sleep patterns.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rianne Haartsen, Tony Charman, Greg Pasco, Mark H. Johnson, Emily J. H. Jones
Summary: This study found that neural responses to naturalistic social stimuli may not be strongly influenced by family history of autism in 14-month-old infants.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Tristan Looden, Dorothea L. Floris, Alberto Llera, Roselyne J. Chauvin, Tony Charman, Tobias Banaschewski, Declan Murphy, Andre F. Marquand, Jan K. Buitelaar, Christian F. Beckmann
Summary: This study aimed to characterize heterogeneity in autism by examining neural diversity in the way individuals with autism engage in cognitive tasks. The results showed that individuals with autism exhibit globally atypical engagement with tasks, with a similar spatial pattern of atypicality across tasks. The atypicalities primarily originate from prefrontal cortex, default mode network, speech, and auditory networks. Task potency and normative modeling methods were used to unravel the complexity of autism.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Virginia Carter Leno, Jannath Begum-Ali, Amy Goodwin, Luke Mason, Greg Pasco, Andrew Pickles, Shruti Garg, Jonathan Green, Tony Charman, Mark Johnson, Emily J. H. Jones
Summary: The study found that alterations in E/I balance are related to autism outcomes, and higher executive functioning abilities may buffer the impact of early cortical atypicalities on autistic traits.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Aleksandra A. W. Dopierala, David Lopez Perez, Evelyne Mercure, Agnieszka Pluta, Anna Malinowska-Korczak, Samuel Evans, Tomasz Wolak, Przemyslaw Tomalski
Summary: The study investigates the development of cortical responses to the integration of audiovisual speech in infants. It finds that both 5-month-olds and 10-month-olds show cortical responses consistent with both super- and sub-additive responses in the fronto-temporal cortex during integration. Additionally, it suggests a potential cortical re-organization of audiovisual speech perception at 10 months.
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Jannath K. Begum-Ali, Louisa Gosse, Luke Mason, Greg Pasco, Tony H. Charman, Mark Johnson, Emily J. H. Jones
Summary: Children with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ASD and ADHD, frequently experience sleep disturbances. A study conducted on infants with family history of ASD and/or ADHD revealed that infants with first-degree relatives with ASD showed poorer night sleep quality at 14 months. Poor infant sleep quality was associated with later ASD diagnosis, decreased cognitive ability, increased ASD symptoms, and developing social attention.
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Lisa M. Berg, Caroline Gurr, Johanna Leyhausen, Hanna Seelemeyer, Anke Bletsch, Tim Schaefer, Charlotte M. Pretzsch, Bethany Oakley, Eva Loth, Dorothea L. Floris, Jan K. Buitelaar, Christian F. Beckmann, Tobias Banaschewski, Tony Charman, Emily J. H. Jones, Julian Tillmann, Chris H. Chatham, Thomas Bourgeron, Jumana Ahmad, Sara Ambrosino, Bonnie Auyeung, Simon Baron-Cohen, Sarah Baumeister, Sven Boelte, Carsten Bours, Michael Brammer, Daniel Brandeis, Claudia Brogna, Yvette de Bruijn, Bhismadev Chakrabarti, Ineke Cornelissen, Daisy Crawley, Flavio Dell'Acqua, Guillaume Dumas, Sarah Durston, Jessica Faulkner, Vincent Frouin, Pilar Garces, David Goyard, Lindsay Ham, Hannah Hayward, Joerg Hipp, Rosemary Holt, Mark H. Johnson, Prantik Kundu, Meng-Chuan Lai, Xavier Liogier D'Ardhuy, Michael V. Lombardo, David J. Lythgoe, Rene Mandl, Andre Marquand, Luke Mason, Maarten Mennes, Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Carolin Moessnang, Nico Bast, Laurence O'Dwyer, Marianne Oldehinkel, Bob Oranje, Gahan Pandina, Antonio M. Persico, Barbara Ruggeri, Amber Ruigrok, Jessica Sabet, Roberto Sacco, Antonia San Jose Caceres, Emily Simonoff, Will Spooren, Roberto Toro, Heike Tost, Jack Waldman, Steve C. R. Williams, Caroline Wooldridge, Marcel P. Zwiers, Declan G. Murphy, Christine Ecker
Summary: This study investigates the neurobiology of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their co-occurring condition, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The findings suggest that the neuroanatomy of ASD is significantly modulated by ADHD, indicating that individuals with co-occurring ADHD may have specific neuroanatomical underpinnings potentially mediated by atypical gene expression.
Article
Psychology, Developmental
C. G. Smith, E. J. H. Jones, S. V. Wass, G. Pasco, M. H. Johnson, T. Charman, M. W. Wan
Summary: In a longitudinal study, it was found that non-directive parenting at 8 months was related to reduced internalising problems through increased effortful control in infants. However, parenting did not moderate the relationship between behavioral inhibition and later internalising symptoms.
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
(2022)
