Frontiers of Optoelectronics, Volume. 1, Issue 3, 279(2008)
A portable functional imaging instrument for psychology research based on near-infrared spectroscopy
To aid psychology researches on the function of the prefrontal cortex, a 16-channel brain functional imaging instrument based on near-infrared spectroscopy is developed. The probe of the instrument, covering a detection area of 15 cm64.4 cm of the prefrontal cortex, is made flexible and is easy to fix to the forehead. By employing multi-wavelength LEDs as light sources, using integrated detectors and choosing a USB-interface-based data acquisition device, the whole system is portable and convenient to use, which is good for psychological experiments. The system software is developed using Visual C++ 6.0, which controls the imaging process, measurement data plotting and storage. The maximal temporal resolution is about 100 ms. Noise and long-term drift test are given. The Valsalva maneuver experiment is used to validate the reliability of the instrument for monitoring hemodynamic changes.
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Xiaohua LV, Yi ZHENG, Ting LI, Zhongxing ZHANG, Hui GONG. A portable functional imaging instrument for psychology research based on near-infrared spectroscopy[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2008, 1(3): 279
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Published Online: Nov. 6, 2012
The Author Email: GONG Hui (huigong@mail.hust.edu.cn)