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Cui J, Mu J, Liao J, Shi Z, Qin K, Li L. Association of screen-based sedentary behavior with executive function in school-aged children: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. J Exp Child Psychol 2024; 244:105956. [PMID: 38735222 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2024.105956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Screen-based sedentary behavior (SSB) is a significant risk factor for the health of school-aged children, and guidelines recommend limiting SSB to 2 hr per day. This study aimed to examine association and potential mechanisms between SSB and executive function (EF) by comparing Stroop performance and frontal hemodynamic responses between children with and without excessive SSB. A total of 70 children aged 10 to 15 years were recruited and divided into two groups: excessive screen time (≥2 hr/day; n = 35; ES group) and normal screen time (<2 hr/day; n = 35; NS group). The Chinese version of the Adolescent Sedentary Activities Questionnaire was used to assess SSB, whereas EF was evaluated using the Stroop task. The frontal hemodynamic responses during the Stroop task were measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. The results indicated that the ES group had lower accuracy, longer reaction times, and greater activation in the bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and left pre-supplementary motor area (Pre-SMA) compared with the NS group. Furthermore, significant correlations were observed between Stroop performance and cortical activation in the left DLPFC and Pre-SMA. These findings demonstrate that excessive SSB is associated with poor EF, which may be explained by a decrease in neural efficiency of the left DLPFC and Pre-SMA.
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- Jie Cui
- College of Physical Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China.
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Henan 453002, China
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- Hangzhou Dongcheng Foreign Language Experimental School, Zhejiang 310019, China
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- Affiliated Primary School of Chengdu University of Technology, Sichuan 610066, China
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- High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University, Jiangsu 210003, China
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- College of Physical Education and Health, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China; Key Laboratory of Adolescent Health Assessment and Exercise Intervention of Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
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Shen B, Xiao S, Yu C, Zhang C, Zhan J, Liu Y, Fu W. Cerebral hemodynamics underlying ankle force sense modulated by high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation. Cereb Cortex 2024; 34:bhae226. [PMID: 38850217 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhae226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the effects of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation on ankle force sense and underlying cerebral hemodynamics. Sixteen healthy adults (8 males and 8 females) were recruited in the study. Each participant received either real or sham high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation interventions in a randomly assigned order on 2 visits. An isokinetic dynamometer was used to assess the force sense of the dominant ankle; while the functional near-infrared spectroscopy was employed to monitor the hemodynamics of the sensorimotor cortex. Two-way analyses of variance with repeated measures and Pearson correlation analyses were performed. The results showed that the absolute error and root mean square error of ankle force sense dropped more after real stimulation than after sham stimulation (dropped by 23.4% vs. 14.9% for absolute error, and 20.0% vs. 10.2% for root mean square error). The supplementary motor area activation significantly increased after real high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation. The decrease in interhemispheric functional connectivity within the Brodmann's areas 6 was significantly correlated with ankle force sense improvement after real high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation. In conclusion, high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation can be used as a potential intervention for improving ankle force sense. Changes in cerebral hemodynamics could be one of the explanations for the energetic effect of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation.
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- Bin Shen
- School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, 200 Hengren Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200438, China
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- School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, 200 Hengren Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200438, China
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- School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, 200 Hengren Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200438, China
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- School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, 200 Hengren Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200438, China
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- School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, 200 Hengren Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200438, China
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- School of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, 399 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200438, China
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- School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, 200 Hengren Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200438, China
- Key Laboratory of Exercise and Health Sciences of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Sport, 200 Hengren Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200438, China
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Li G, Ma K, Rossbach K, Niu Y, Li Q, Liu Z, Zhang K. Cortical activation for adolescent-onset minor depression and major depressive disorder: an fNIRS study. Ann Gen Psychiatry 2024; 23:17. [PMID: 38724998 PMCID: PMC11084134 DOI: 10.1186/s12991-024-00500-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND While depression is increasing worldwide, some patients are diagnosed as having Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), but others are diagnosed with minor depression, however, the potential neuro mechanism is unknown. METHODS Sixty-two patients with minor depression, 44 adolescents with MDD and 54 healthy adolescents participated in this study. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), both HAMD and HAMA data were collected from all of the participants. RESULTS The result indicates the pervasively decreased activation of BA, 11, 21, 45 and 46 were observed in the MDD group and reduced activation of BA 45 was observed in the minor depression group. However, cortical activation was not observed between the minor depression or MDD groups. Cortical activation was also not correlated with the depressive/anxious score in the minor and MDD groups separately. CONCLUSIONS Cortical activation was pervasively decreased in the MDD group and slightly reduced in the minor depression group, which may be a potential neural mechanism. As reduced cortical activation in minor depression, interventions in the early stages of minor depression may help slow or even modify the development of the illness.
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- Gaizhi Li
- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, No 85 Jiefang Nan Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, 030001, China
- First Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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- College of Medical Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, No 85 Jiefang Nan Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, 030001, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, No 85 Jiefang Nan Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, 030001, China.
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, No 85 Jiefang Nan Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, 030001, China.
- First Clinical Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China.
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Hirabayashi K, Kawabata Duncan K, Tagai K, Kyutoku Y, Dan I. Right prefrontal activation associated with deviations from expected lipstick texture assessed with functional near-infrared spectroscopy. FRONTIERS IN NEUROERGONOMICS 2024; 5:1331083. [PMID: 38751731 PMCID: PMC11094294 DOI: 10.3389/fnrgo.2024.1331083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Introduction There is a continuous consumer demand for ever superior cosmetic products. In marketing, various forms of sensory evaluation are used to measure the consumer experience and provide data with which to improve cosmetics. Nonetheless, potential downsides of existing approaches have led to the exploration of the use of neuroimaging methods, such as functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), to provide addition information about consumers' experiences with cosmetics. The aim of the present study was to investigate the feasibility of a real-time brain-based product evaluation method which detects the incongruency between a product, in this case lipstick, and a consumer's expectations. Method Thirty healthy, female, habitual lipstick users were asked to apply six different lipsticks varying in softness and to rate the softness of and their willingness to pay (WTP) for each lipstick. Cerebral hemodynamic responses in frontal areas were measured with fNIRS during lipstick application and analyzed using the general linear model (GLM). Incongruency scores between softness and expectation were calculated in order to understand how far removed each lipstick was from a participant's optimal softness preference. The correlation between brain activation (beta scores) during the application of each lipstick and the respective incongruency scores from each participant were acquired using semi-partial correlation analysis, controlling for the effects of WTP. Results We revealed a significant intra-subject correlation between incongruency scores and activation in the right inferior frontal gyrus (IFG). This confirms that as the texture incongruency scores increased for the lipstick samples, activation in each individual's right IFG also increased. Conclusion The correlation observed between incongruency perceived by participants and activation of the right IFG not only suggests that the right IFG may play an important role in detecting incongruity when there is a discrepancy between the perceived texture and the consumer's expectations but also that measuring activity in the IFG may provide a new objective measurement of the consumer experience, thus contributing to the development of superior cosmetics.
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- Kazue Hirabayashi
- MIRAI Technology Institute, Shiseido Co., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
- Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- MIRAI Technology Institute, Shiseido Co., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
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- Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
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Li M, Guo F, Li Z, Ma H, Duffy VG. Interactive effects of users' openness and robot reliability on trust: evidence from psychological intentions, task performance, visual behaviours, and cerebral activations. ERGONOMICS 2024:1-21. [PMID: 38635303 DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2024.2343954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Although trust plays a vital role in human-robot interaction, there is currently a dearth of literature examining the effect of users' openness personality on trust in actual interaction. This study aims to investigate the interaction effects of users' openness and robot reliability on trust. We designed a voice-based walking task and collected subjective trust ratings, task metrics, eye-tracking data, and fNIRS signals from users with different openness to unravel the psychological intentions, task performance, visual behaviours, and cerebral activations underlying trust. The results showed significant interaction effects. Users with low openness exhibited lower subjective trust, more fixations, and higher activation of rTPJ in the highly reliable condition than those with high openness. The results suggested that users with low openness might be more cautious and suspicious about the highly reliable robot and allocate more visual attention and neural processing to monitor and infer robot status than users with high openness.
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- Mingming Li
- Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Management Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, China
- Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Business Administration, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Business Administration, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Business Administration, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Business Administration, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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Xu G, Zhou M, Chen Y, Song Q, Sun W, Wang J. Brain activation during standing balance control in dual-task paradigm and its correlation among older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a fNIRS study. BMC Geriatr 2024; 24:144. [PMID: 38341561 PMCID: PMC10859010 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-04772-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to compare the balance ability and functional brain oxygenation in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) among older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) under single and dual tasks, and also investigate their relationship. Neural regulatory mechanisms of the brain in the MCI were shed light on in balance control conditions. METHODS 21 older adults with MCI (female = 12, age: 71.19 ± 3.36 years) were recruited as the experimental group and 19 healthy older adults (female = 9, age: 70.16 ± 4.54 years) as the control group. Participants completed balance control of single task and dual task respectively. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and force measuring platform are used to collect hemodynamic signals of the PFC and center of pressure (COP) data during the balance task, respectively. RESULTS The significant Group*Task interaction effect was found in maximal displacement of the COP in the medial-lateral (ML) direction (D-ml), 95% confidence ellipse area (95%AREA), root mean square (RMS), the RMS in the ML direction (RMS-ml), the RMS in the anterior-posterior (AP) direction (RMS-ap), sway path (SP), the sway path in the ML direction (SP-ml), and the sway path in the AP direction (SP-ap). The significant group effect was detected for five regions of interest (ROI), namely the left Brodmann area (BA) 45 (L45), the right BA45 (R45), the right BA10 (R10), the left BA46 (L46), and the right BA11 (R11). Under single task, maximal displacement of the COP in the AP direction (D-ap), RMS, and RMS-ap were significantly negatively correlated with R45, L45, and R11 respectively. Under dual task, both RMS and 95%AREA were correlated positively with L45, and both L10 and R10 were positively correlated with RMS-ap. CONCLUSION The MCI demonstrated worse balance control ability as compared to healthy older adults. The greater activation of PFC under dual tasks in MCI may be considered a compensatory strategy for maintaining the standing balance. The brain activation was negatively correlated with balance ability under single task, and positively under dual task. TRIAL REGISTRATION ChiCTR2100044221 , 12/03/2021.
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- Guocai Xu
- College of Sports and Health, Shandong Sport University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Weishan People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong, China
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- College of Sports and Health, Shandong Sport University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- College of Sports and Health, Shandong Sport University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- College of Sports and Health, Shandong Sport University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- College of Sports and Health, Shandong Sport University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
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Gurgone S, De Salvo S, Bonanno L, Muscarà N, Acri G, Caridi F, Paladini G, Borzelli D, Brigandì A, La Torre D, Sorbera C, Anfuso C, Di Lorenzo G, Venuti V, d'Avella A, Marino S. Changes in cerebral cortex activity during a simple motor task after MRgFUS treatment in patients affected by essential tremor and Parkinson's disease: a pilot study using functional NIRS. Phys Med Biol 2024; 69:025014. [PMID: 38100845 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ad164e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Objective.Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) is a non-invasive thermal ablation method that involves high-intensity focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging for anatomical imaging and real-time thermal mapping. This technique is widely employed for the treatment of patients affected by essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson's disease (PD). In the current study, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used to highlight hemodynamics changes in cerebral cortex activity, during a simple hand motor task, i.e. unimanual left and right finger-tapping, in ET and PD patients.Approach.All patients were evaluated before, one week and one month after MRgFUS treatment.Main results.fNIRS revealed cerebral hemodynamic changes one week and one month after MRgFUS treatment, especially in the ET group, that showed a significant clinical improvement in tremor clinical scores.Significance.To our knowledge, our study is the first that showed the use of fNIRS system to measure the cortical activity changes following unilateral ventral intermediate nucleus thalamotomy after MRgFUS treatment. Our findings showed that therapeutic MRgFUS promoted the remodeling of neuronal networks and changes in cortical activity in association with symptomatic improvements.
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- Sergio Gurgone
- Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet), Advanced ICT Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, 1-4, Yamadaoka, Suita City, 565-0871 Osaka, Japan
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi 'Bonino-Pulejo', Via Palermo, Ctr. Casazza, S.S. 113, I-98121 Messina, Italy
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi 'Bonino-Pulejo', Via Palermo, Ctr. Casazza, S.S. 113, I-98121 Messina, Italy
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi 'Bonino-Pulejo', Via Palermo, Ctr. Casazza, S.S. 113, I-98121 Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Odontoiatriche, e delle Immagini Morfologiche e Funzionali, Università degli Studi di Messina, c/o A.O.U. Policlinico 'G. Martino' Via Consolare Valeria 1, I-98125 Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Messina, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia 'Ettore Majorana', Università degli Studi di Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, I-95123 Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Odontoiatriche, e delle Immagini Morfologiche e Funzionali, Università degli Studi di Messina, c/o A.O.U. Policlinico 'G. Martino' Via Consolare Valeria 1, I-98125 Messina, Italy
- Laboratorio di Fisiologia Neuromotoria, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Via Ardeatina 306-354, I-00179 Roma, Italy
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi 'Bonino-Pulejo', Via Palermo, Ctr. Casazza, S.S. 113, I-98121 Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Istituto di Neurochirurgia, Università degli Studi 'Magna Graecia' di Catanzaro, Viale Europa, I-88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi 'Bonino-Pulejo', Via Palermo, Ctr. Casazza, S.S. 113, I-98121 Messina, Italy
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi 'Bonino-Pulejo', Via Palermo, Ctr. Casazza, S.S. 113, I-98121 Messina, Italy
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi 'Bonino-Pulejo', Via Palermo, Ctr. Casazza, S.S. 113, I-98121 Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Messina, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontres 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Odontoiatriche, e delle Immagini Morfologiche e Funzionali, Università degli Studi di Messina, c/o A.O.U. Policlinico 'G. Martino' Via Consolare Valeria 1, I-98125 Messina, Italy
- Laboratorio di Fisiologia Neuromotoria, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Via Ardeatina 306-354, I-00179 Roma, Italy
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi 'Bonino-Pulejo', Via Palermo, Ctr. Casazza, S.S. 113, I-98121 Messina, Italy
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Liu H, Zhang Q, Elhai JD, Montag C, Yang H. Attentional bias to threat is modulated by stimulus content: an fNIRS study. Front Hum Neurosci 2024; 17:1308457. [PMID: 38273882 PMCID: PMC10808614 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1308457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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People are evolutionarily predisposed to associate threat relevant stimuli with fear or aversiveness and show an attentional bias toward threat. Attentional bias modification (ABM) has been shown to reduce threat biases, while quantitative reviews assessing the effectiveness of bias modification yielded inconsistent results. The current study examined the relationship between the training effect of attentional bias to threat and the type of threatening stimuli. Twenty-two participants performed a modified dot-probe task while undergoing functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) imaging. Results indicated that there was a strong pattern of attentional avoidance among individuals in an animal but not human threat condition. Furthermore, findings from fNIRS confirmed that the influence from type of threatening stimulus would be modulated by cortical activation patterns, especially in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortices (vlPFC) and angular gyrus. Overall, these results suggest that stimulus-specific may play a major role in personalization of specific psychological interventions.
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- Hejun Liu
- Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China
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- Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States
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- Department of Molecular Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China
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Yu J, Zou Y, Wu Y. The neural mechanisms underlying the processing of consonant, vowel and tone during Chinese typing: an fNIRS study. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1258480. [PMID: 38178832 PMCID: PMC10766364 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1258480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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Many studies have explored the role of consonant, vowel, and tone in Chinese word identification or sentence comprehension. However, few studies have explored their roles and neural basis during Chinese word production, especially when involving neural basis. The present fNIRS study investigated the neural mechanisms of consonant, vowel, and tone processing during Chinese typing. Participants were asked to name the Chinese characters displayed on a computer screen by typing on a keyboard while hearing a simultaneously presented auditory stimulus. The auditory stimulus was either consistent with the characters' pronunciation (consistent condition) or mismatched in the consonant, vowel, or tone of the character pronunciation. The fNIRS results showed that compared with the consistent condition (as baseline), the consonant mismatch condition evoked lower levels of oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO) activation in the left inferior frontal gyrus Broca's triangle and left superior temporal gyrus. Vowel mismatch condition evoked a higher level of HbO activation in the top of the left inferior frontal gyrus and left middle frontal gyrus. The regions and patterns of brain activation evoked by tone mismatch were the same as those of vowel mismatch. The study indicated that consonant, vowel and tone all play a role in Chinese character production. The sensitive brain areas were all in the left hemisphere. However, the neural mechanism of consonant processing differed from vowel processing in both brain regions and patterns, while tone and vowel processing shared the same regions.
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- Jianan Yu
- School of Psychology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States
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- School of Psychology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Minagawa Y, Hata M, Yamamoto E, Tsuzuki D, Morimoto S. Inter-brain synchrony during mother-infant interactive parenting in 3-4-month-old infants with and without an elevated likelihood of autism spectrum disorder. Cereb Cortex 2023; 33:11609-11622. [PMID: 37885119 PMCID: PMC10724871 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhad395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Maternal bonding for mammalian infants is critical for their survival. Additionally, it is important for human infants' development into social creatures. However, despite the ample neurobiological evidence of attachment for the mother's brain, the interplay of this system in infants is poorly understood. We aimed to identify the neural substrates of synchrony in mothers and infants under three interactive conditions and compare the differences between groups with (n = 16) and without (n = 71) an elevated likelihood of autism spectrum disorder by examining the inter-brain synchrony between mothers and their 3-4-month-old infants. Mother-infant hyperscanning with functional near-infrared spectroscopy was performed during breastfeeding and while each of the mother and experimenter was holding the infants. The results showed almost no group differences, with both groups demonstrating the strongest inter-brain coupling for breastfeeding. The cerebral foci underlying these couplings differed between mothers and infants: the ventral prefrontal cortex, focusing on the right orbitofrontal cortex, in the mother and the left temporoparietal junction in the infant were chiefly involved in connecting the two brains. Furthermore, these synchronizations revealed many significant correlations with behavioral measures, including subsequent language development. The maternal reward-motivational system and the infant's elementary mentalization system seem to underlie mother-infant coupling during breastfeeding.
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- Yasuyo Minagawa
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Keio University, 4-1-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8521, Japan
- Human Biology-Microbiome-Quantum Research Center (WPI-Bio2Q), Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
- Center for Advanced Research of Logic and Sensibility, Global Research Institute, Keio University, 2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345, Japan
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- Center for Advanced Research of Logic and Sensibility, Global Research Institute, Keio University, 2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345, Japan
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- Center for Advanced Research of Logic and Sensibility, Global Research Institute, Keio University, 2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345, Japan
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- Department of Information Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kochi University, 2-5-1 Akebono-cho, kochi-shi, Kochi 780-8072, Japan
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- Center for Advanced Research of Logic and Sensibility, Global Research Institute, Keio University, 2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345, Japan
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Kikuchi Y, Nomura Y. A working hypothesis visualization method for fNIRS measurements using Monte Carlo simulation. MethodsX 2023; 11:102357. [PMID: 37727580 PMCID: PMC10506050 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2023.102357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
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In neuroscience, clarifying the functional localization of the cerebrum using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is one of the important works. To better understand and trust fNIRS data, neuroscientists formulate hypothesis about the underlying neural processes. However, visualizing and validating these hypotheses is not easy due to the complex nature of brain activity and the limitations of fNIRS measurements. In this paper, we suggest the novel Monte Carlo tool designed to assist fNIRS study for neuroscientists and to deal with these problems. The tool provides a user-friendly interface for generating realistic virtual brain activity patterns based on a specified hypothesis. By setting up a region of interest in the standard brain based on the hypothesis, the simulation models the propagation of light through the brain accurately and mimics the hemodynamic response observed in fNIRS measurements. By visually displaying simulation data and identifying the major activation point, neuroscientists can validate and refine hypothesis and obtain a better understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying the fNIRS signals.•A Monte Carlo simulation method reflecting the functional localization of the cerebrum for fNIRS measurements.•Method for setting ROI corresponding to the functional localization of the cerebrum in the standard brain.•Visualization of Monte Carlo simulation results and anatomical evaluation method of activation points.
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- Yota Kikuchi
- Department of Systems Life Engineering, Maebashi Institute of Technology, Maebashi 371-0816, Japan
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- Department of Systems Life Engineering, Maebashi Institute of Technology, Maebashi 371-0816, Japan
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Nakazawa K, Hirabayashi K, Kawai W, Kyutoku Y, Kawabata Duncan K, Dan I. Assessing functional impulsivity using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. FRONTIERS IN NEUROERGONOMICS 2023; 4:1207484. [PMID: 38234501 PMCID: PMC10790886 DOI: 10.3389/fnrgo.2023.1207484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Introduction In neuromarketing, a recently developing, inter-disciplinary field combining neuroscience and marketing, neurophysiological responses have been applied to understand consumers' behaviors. While many studies have focused on explicit attitudes, few have targeted implicit aspects. To explore the possibility of measuring implicit desire for a product, we focused on functional impulsivity related to obtaining a product as a reward and devised a product-rewarded traffic light task (PRTLT). The PRTLT requires participants to take risks under time pressure in order for them to maximize rewards in the form of commercial products, with the brand of products being an independent variable. Thus, we explored the feasibility of applying a PRTLT in a neuromarketing context to implicitly differentiate between the perceived value of products and supported our data with neurophysiological evidence obtained using fNIRS to concurrently monitor cortical activation. Methods Thirty healthy students were asked to perform the PRTLT. We compared participants' functional impulsivity toward two different chocolate products that had obviously different values. Along with their behavioral responses, participants' cerebral hemodynamic responses during the PRTLT were measured using fNIRS covering the lateral prefrontal cortices and the neighboring regions. We conducted adaptive general linear model (GLM) analysis for hemodynamic responses. First, we identified the regions involved in the PRTLT. Second, we compared activation patterns between expensive and inexpensive conditions. Results Behavioral analysis confirmed that the expensive condition trended toward producing a higher PRTLT score than did the inexpensive condition. fNIRS neuroimaging analysis showed task-derived activation in the bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and frontopolar cortex (FPC). Moreover, we found significant differences between expensive and inexpensive conditions in the cortical activations in the FPC and the left-DLPFC. Conclusion These results imply that the two products evoked different functional impulsivity, and the hemodynamic responses reflect that. Thus, we concluded that it is possible to observe differences in demand for products using a PRTLT that evokes functional impulsivity. The current study presents a new possibility in neuromarketing research of observing differences between consumers' covert attitudes toward commercially available products, possibly providing a neural basis related to hidden needs for some products.
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- Kenta Nakazawa
- Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
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Liu J, You Y, Liu R, Shen L, Wang D, Li X, Min L, Yin J, Zhang D, Ma X, Di Q. The joint effect and hemodynamic mechanism of PA and PM 2.5 exposure on cognitive function: A randomized controlled trial study. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 460:132415. [PMID: 37657321 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND While PM2.5 has been shown to impair cognitive function, physical activity (PA) is known to enhance it. Nonetheless, considering the increased inhalation of PM2.5 during exercise, the potential of PA to counteract the detrimental effects of PM2.5, along with the underlying hemodynamic mechanisms, remains uncertain. METHODS We conducted a double-blinded, randomized controlled trial among healthy young adults in Beijing, China. Ninety-three participants were randomly allocated to groups experiencing different intensities of PA interventions, and either subjected to purified or unpurified air conditions. Cognitive function was measured by the Color-Word Matching Stroop task, and the hemodynamic response was measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy during participants performed the Stroop task both before and after the intervention. Linear mixed-effect models were used to estimate the impact of PA and PM2.5 on cognitive function and hemodynamic response. RESULTS The reaction time for congruent and incongruent Stroop tasks improved by - 80.714 (95% CI: -136.733, -24.695) and - 105.843 (95% CI: -188.6, -23.085) milliseconds after high-intensity interval training (HIIT) intervention. PM2.5 and HIIT had interaction effects on cognition, such that every 1 μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 attenuated the benefits of HIIT on reaction time by 2.231 (95% CI: 0.523, 3.938) and 3.305 (95% CI: 0.791, 5.819) milliseconds for congruent and incongruent Stroop tasks. Moreover, we divided participants into high and low PM2.5 exposure groups based on average PM2.5 concentration (32.980 μg/m3), and found that HIIT intervention in high PM2.5 concentration led to 69.897 (95% CI: 9.317, 130.476) and 99.269 (95% CI: 10.054, 188.485) milliseconds increased in the reaction time of congruent and incongruent Stroop, compared with the control group among low PM2.5. Furthermore, we found a significant interaction effects of PM2.5 and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) on the middle frontal gyrus (MFG) and dorsolateral superior frontal gyrus (DLPFC). PM2.5 and HIIT had a significant interaction effect on the DLPFC. CONCLUSIONS HIIT improved cognitive function, but the cognitive benefits of HIIT were attenuated or even reversed under high PM2.5 exposure. The activation of the DLPFC and MFG could serve as hemodynamic mechanisms to explain the joint effect of PA and PM2.5.
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- Jianxiu Liu
- Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Division of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Division of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Sports Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Division of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Division of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Division of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Psychology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Division of Sports Science and Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Institute for Healthy China, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Wang Y, Zhang J, Li Y, Qi S, Zhang F, Ball LJ, Duan H. Preventing prefrontal dysfunction by tDCS modulates stress-induced creativity impairment in women: an fNIRS study. Cereb Cortex 2023; 33:10528-10545. [PMID: 37585735 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhad301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
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Stress is a major external factor threatening creative activity. The study explored whether left-lateralized activation in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex manipulated through transcranial direct current stimulation could alleviate stress-induced impairment in creativity. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy was used to explore the underlying neural mechanisms. Ninety female participants were randomly assigned to three groups that received stress induction with sham stimulation, stress induction with true stimulation (anode over the left and cathode over the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex), and control manipulation with sham stimulation, respectively. Participants underwent the stress or control task after the transcranial direct current stimulation manipulation, and then completed the Alternative Uses Task to measure creativity. Behavioral results showed that transcranial direct current stimulation reduced stress responses in heart rate and anxiety. The functional near-infrared spectroscopy results revealed that transcranial direct current stimulation alleviated dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex under stress, as evidenced by higher activation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and frontopolar cortex, as well as stronger inter-hemispheric and intra-hemispheric functional connectivity within the prefrontal cortex. Further analysis demonstrated that the cortical regulatory effect prevented creativity impairment induced by stress. The findings validated the hemispheric asymmetry hypothesis regarding stress and highlighted the potential for brain stimulation to alleviate stress-related mental disorders and enhance creativity.
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- Yifan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Modern Teaching Technology, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 041000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Teaching Technology, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 041000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Teaching Technology, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 041000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Teaching Technology, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 041000, China
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- School of Psychology & Computer Science, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Teaching Technology, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 041000, China
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You Y, Liu J, Yao Z, Zhang S, Chen K, Ma X. Neural mechanisms of long-term exercise intervention on cognitive performance among short-sleep young adults: A hemodynamic study. Sleep Med 2023; 110:7-16. [PMID: 37517285 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Short-sleep is becoming increasingly common and may negatively affect brain function including cognitive ability. Physical exercise has been proved to improve cognitive function while intensity matters. This study was conducted to examine the effects of 12-week exercise interventions on cognitive performance and prefrontal cortex activation related to task performance in short-sleep young adults. METHODS A total of 50 subjects (23.62 ± 5.28 years and 24 men) with regular short-sleep conditions (<7 h per night) participated in this study and were divided into three groups: control, moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT), and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) group. As task performance (congruent and incongruent Stroop) was monitored, changes in prefrontal oxygenated hemoglobin (oxyHb), an indicator of cortical activation, were measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to explore the hemodynamics mechanism. RESULTS Post 12-week intervention, significant differences in reaction time for congruent [β (95%CI): -0.045 (-0.088, -0.002), p = 0.039] and incongruent Stroop tests [β (95%CI): -0.058 (-0.113, -0.003), p = 0.038] were found only in the MICT intervention group. However, HIIT did not show significant improvements in cognitive function. Left middle frontal gyrus (Frontal Mid L) and right dorsolateral superior frontal gyrus (Frontal Sup R) were both stimulated by MICT and HIIT. Moreover, left dorsolateral superior frontal gyrus (Frontal Sup L) was stimulated by MICT. CONCLUSION The findings indicated that 12-week MICT improved cognition by significantly increasing cortical activity across more brain regions. Thus, we suggested that maintaining moderate-intensity exercise could benefit cognitive function despite short sleep.
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- Yanwei You
- Division of Sports Science & Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Division of Sports Science & Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Division of Sports Science & Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Division of Sports Science & Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Division of Sports Science & Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Liang X, Qiao D, Ren T, Wen Y, Xu Y, Ma L, Li Q, Li G, Liu Z. Neural association between cognitive function and anhedonia in adolescents with melancholic major depressive disorder: A fNIRS study. J Affect Disord 2023; 338:305-311. [PMID: 37290527 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive dysfunction is common among adolescent patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). However, the pattern and magnitude of cognition impairment in patients during melancholic episodes remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to compare the neurocognitive performance and the underlying cerebral blood flow activation of adolescent patients with melancholic and non-melancholic features. METHODS Fifty-seven and 44 adolescent patients with MDD with or without melancholic feature (MDD-MEL/nMEL) and 58 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited. We used the repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status (RBANS) measuring neurocognitive function, and used functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) monitoring cerebral hemodynamic changes, described by β value. The non-parametric test and post-hoc analysis were conducted in RBANS scores and β values among three groups. Spearman correlation and mediating analysis was performed for RBANS scores, β values, and clinical symptoms in the MDD-MEL group. RESULTS There were no significant difference in RBANS scores between MDD-MEL and MDD-nMEL group. Compared with patients in MDD-nMEL, patients in MDD-MEL have lower β values in eight channels (ch10, ch16, ch20, ch25, ch27, ch37, ch41, ch45). The cognitive function is significantly correlated with anhedonia, and the β values play a partial mediating role between anhedonia and cognitive function. LIMITATION It's a cross-sectional study and monitoring longitudinal effects are needed to further elucidate the mechanism. CONCLUSION The cognitive function in adolescents with MDD-MEL may not significantly differ from those with MDD-nMEL. However, the anhedonia may influenced the cognitive function by altering the function of medial frontal cortex.
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- Xiumei Liang
- Department of Psychiatry, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
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Alcock L, Vitório R, Stuart S, Rochester L, Pantall A. Faster Walking Speeds Require Greater Activity from the Primary Motor Cortex in Older Adults Compared to Younger Adults. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:6921. [PMID: 37571703 PMCID: PMC10422240 DOI: 10.3390/s23156921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Gait speed declines with age and slower walking speeds are associated with poor health outcomes. Understanding why we do not walk faster as we age, despite being able to, has implications for rehabilitation. Changes in regional oxygenated haemoglobin (HbO2) across the frontal lobe were monitored using functional near infrared spectroscopy in 17 young and 18 older adults while they walked on a treadmill for 5 min, alternating between 30 s of walking at a preferred and fast (120% preferred) speed. Gait was quantified using a triaxial accelerometer (lower back). Differences between task (preferred/fast) and group (young/old) and associations between regional HbO2 and gait were evaluated. Paired tests indicated increased HbO2 in the supplementary motor area (right) and primary motor cortex (left and right) in older adults when walking fast (p < 0.006). HbO2 did not significantly change in the young when walking fast, despite both groups modulating gait. When evaluating the effect of age (linear mixed effects model), greater increases in HbO2 were observed for older adults when walking fast (prefrontal cortex, premotor cortex, supplementary motor area and primary motor cortex) compared to young adults. In older adults, increased step length and reduced step length variability were associated with larger increases in HbO2 across multiple regions when walking fast. Walking fast required increased activation of motor regions in older adults, which may serve as a therapeutic target for rehabilitation. Widespread increases in HbO2 across the frontal cortex highlight that walking fast represents a resource-intensive task as we age.
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- Lisa Alcock
- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PL, UK; (L.A.); (L.R.)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PL, UK
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- Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK; (R.V.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK; (R.V.); (S.S.)
- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PL, UK; (L.A.); (L.R.)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PL, UK
- The Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AX, UK
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Oishi H, Nakazawa K, Takahashi T, Kyutoku Y, Dan I. Visualizing the IKEA effect: experiential consumption assessed with fNIRS-based neuroimaging. FRONTIERS IN NEUROERGONOMICS 2023; 4:1129582. [PMID: 38236557 PMCID: PMC10790883 DOI: 10.3389/fnrgo.2023.1129582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Introduction In recent years, experiential consumption, which refers to purchases involving hedonic experiences, has been gathering attention in marketing research. Experiential consumption is closely related to cognitive biases, and among them, we focus on the IKEA effect, which is a cognitive bias in which the maximum willingness to pay (WTP) for a product is high because the experience of assembling the product is highly valued. Since no studies have examined the neural mechanism behind the IKEA effect, here we present the first study exploring the neural substrates of the IKEA effect using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). During the WTP evaluation, we expect the attachment to and memory retrieval of DIY products to be the cognitive mechanism for the IKEA effect. Methods Thirty healthy students, of which 24 were confirmed to have undergone the IKEA effect, were asked to perform a WTP evaluation task after assembling three types of do-it-yourself (DIY) products and handling three types of Non-DIY products. Their cerebral hemodynamic responses during the evaluation were measured using fNIRS. In order to adjust for temporal variability of cortical responses among participants, a personalized adaptive general linear model (GLM) analysis was adopted. Then, one-sample t-tests were performed for each DIY and Non-DIY condition for the obtained β values, and a paired t-test was performed between DIY and Non-DIY conditions. Results We identified brain regions, including the left-inferior frontal gyrus (L-IFG) and left-middle frontal gyrus (L-MFG), which were probably related to cognitive processing related to the IKEA effect. Among them, the L-MFG exhibited more activation during the DIY condition than during the Non-DIY condition. Conclusion To our knowledge, the current study is the first to reveal the neural basis of the IKEA effect. The cortical activation during evaluation of WTP for DIY and Non-DIY products exhibited marked differences. In addition to the R-IFG activation often reported for WTP evaluations, we revealed that other regions, in particular the L-IFG and L-MFG, were activated during the DIY condition. These areas are considered to be related to memory and attachment, which would serve as reasonable cognitive constituents for the IKEA effect. In conclusion, this study suggests that the value of experiential consumption can be assessed using fNIRS-based neuroimaging and provides a novel approach to consumer neuroergonomics. It is predicted that visualization the value of experiential consumption will create marketing opportunities for more and more companies and the visualization will become an indispensable method in the future.
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- Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, Bunkyo, Japan
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Du J, Shi P, Fang F, Yu H. Cerebral cortical hemodynamic metrics to aid in assessing pain levels? A pilot study of functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1136820. [PMID: 37008231 PMCID: PMC10050350 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1136820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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IntroductionEstablishing an accurate way to quantify pain is one of the most formidable tasks in neuroscience and medical practice. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) can be utilized to detect the brain’s reaction to pain. The study sought to assess the neural mechanisms of the wrist-ankle acupuncture transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation analgesic bracelet (E-WAA) in providing pain relief and altering cerebral blood volume dynamics, and to ascertain the reliability of cortical activation patterns as a means of objectively measuring pain.MethodsThe participants (mean age 36.6 ± 7.2 years) with the cervical-shoulder syndrome (CSS) underwent pain testing prior to, 1 min following, and 30 min after the left point Jianyu treatment. The E-WAA was used to administer an electrical stimulation therapy that lasted for 5 min. A 24-channel fNIRS system was utilized to monitor brain oxyhemoglobin (HbO) levels, and changes in HbO concentrations, cortical activation areas, and subjective pain assessment scales were documented.ResultsWe discovered that HbO concentrations in the prefrontal cortex significantly increased when CSS patients were exposed to painful stimuli at the cerebral cortex level. The second pain test saw a considerable decrease in the average HbO change amount in the prefrontal cortex when E-WAA was applied, which in turn led to a reduction in the amount of activation and the size of the activated area in the cortex.DiscussionThis study revealed that the frontal polar (FP) and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) were linked to the analgesic modulation activated by the E-WAA.
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- Jiahao Du
- Institute of Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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Niu B, Li Y, Ding X, Shi C, Zhou B, Gong J. Neural correlates of bribe-taking decision dilemma: An fNIRS study. Brain Cogn 2023; 166:105951. [PMID: 36680856 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2023.105951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Bribe-taking decision is a social dilemma for individuals: the pursuit of economic self-interest vs. compliance with social norms. Despite the well-known existence of the conflict in deciding whether to accept bribes, little is known about its neural responses. Using functional near-infrared imaging (fNIRS) technology and the bribe-taking decision game (economic gambling game as a control condition), the current study dissociated the neural correlates of the different motivations in the bribery dilemma, as well as the inhibitory effect of social norms on bribery and its underlying brain mechanisms in supra-cortical regions. Findings revealed that if individuals are more motivated by economic interest, rejecting money (vs. accepting money) accompanies higher activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and frontopolar cortex (FPC), which reflects impulse inhibition and decision evaluation; whereas, if individuals are more consider social norms, their DLPFC is more active when they accept bribes (vs. reject bribes), which reflects their fear of punishment. Additionally, the key brain region where social norms inhibit bribery involves the left DLPFC. The current findings contribute to the literature on the neural manifestations of corrupt decisions and provide some insights into the anti-corruption movement.
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- Bingyu Niu
- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, No. 152 Luoyu Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyber Psychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China
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- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, No. 152 Luoyu Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyber Psychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China.
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- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, No. 152 Luoyu Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyber Psychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China.
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- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, No. 152 Luoyu Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyber Psychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China
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- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, No. 152 Luoyu Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyber Psychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China
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- School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, No. 152 Luoyu Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyber Psychology and Behavior (CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China
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Mutlu MC, Canbeyli R, Saybaşılı H. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy shows that object relative clauses are more difficult to process than subject relative clauses in Turkish. Eur J Neurosci 2023; 57:951-961. [PMID: 36748344 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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It was suggested that processing subject relative clauses (SRCs) is universally easier than processing object relative clauses (ORCs) based on the studies carried out in head-initial languages such as English and German. However, studies in head-final languages such as Chinese and Basque contradicted this claim. Turkish is also a head-final language. Existing relative clause processing literature in Turkish is based solely on behavioural metrics. Even though an ORC processing disadvantage was suggested for Turkish, the results were not conclusive. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the neural dynamics of relative clause processing in Turkish. We asked 14 native Turkish speakers to answer yes/no questions about 24 sentences each containing either a SRC or ORC while their prefrontal hemodynamic activity was recorded with functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Our findings revealed hemodynamic activity in the lateral portions of the left prefrontal cortex for both conditions. However, hemodynamic activity was more widespread in prefrontal regions in ORC compared to SRC condition. Even though the behavioural metrics failed to produce a significant difference between the conditions, direct ORC > SRC contrast revealed significant activity in the left inferior frontal cortex, a region heavily involved in language processing, as well as in left and right dorsolateral prefrontal cortices, which are also known to be involved in language processing-related and conflict monitoring-related processes, respectively. Our findings indicate that processing ORCs is more difficult and requires further prefrontal resources than processing SRCs in Turkish, thus refuting the head-directionality-based explanations of relative clause processing asymmetries.
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- Murat Can Mutlu
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychology, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Zheng J, He W, Ma Q, Cai W, Li S, Yu H. Cortical activation in robot-assisted dynamic and static resistance training combining VR interaction: An fNIRS based pilot study. NeuroRehabilitation 2023; 52:413-423. [PMID: 36806524 DOI: 10.3233/nre-220292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND There are few isometric training systems based on upper limb rehabilitation robots. Its efficacy and neural mechanism are not well understood. OBJECTIVE This study aims to investigate the cortex activation of dynamic resistance and static (isometric) training based on upper limb rehabilitation robot combined with virtual reality (VR) interaction by using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). METHODS Twenty subjects were included in this study. The experiment adopts the block paradigm design. Experiment in dynamic and static conditions consisted of three trials, each consisting of task (60 s)-rest (40 s). The neural activities of the sensorimotor cortex (SMC), premotor cortex (PMC) and prefrontal cortex (PFC) were measured. The cortex activation and functional connectivity (FC) were analyzed. RESULTS Both the dynamic and static training can activate SMC, PMC, and PFC. In SMC and PMC, the activation of static training was stronger than dynamic training, there were significant differences between the two modes of each region of interest (ROI) (p < 0.05) (SMC: p = 0.022, ES = 0.72, PMC: p = 0.039, ES = 0.63). Besides, the FC between all ROIs of the static training was stronger than that of the dynamic training. CONCLUSION The static training based on upper limb rehabilitation robot may better facilitate the cortical activation associated with motor control.
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- Jinyu Zheng
- Institute of Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Assistive Devices, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Assistive Devices, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Assistive Devices, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Assistive Devices, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Assistive Devices, Shanghai, China.,Key Laboratory of Neural-Functional Information and Rehabilitation Engineering of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Assistive Devices, Shanghai, China.,Key Laboratory of Neural-Functional Information and Rehabilitation Engineering of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Shanghai, China
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You Y, Liu J, Wang D, Fu Y, Liu R, Ma X. Cognitive Performance in Short Sleep Young Adults with Different Physical Activity Levels: A Cross-Sectional fNIRS Study. Brain Sci 2023; 13:brainsci13020171. [PMID: 36831714 PMCID: PMC9954673 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13020171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Short sleep is a common issue nowadays. The purpose of this study was to investigate prefrontal cortical hemodynamics by evaluating changes in concentrations of oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO) in cognitive tests among short-sleep young adults and to explore the relationship between sleep duration, physical activity level, and cognitive function in this specific population. A total of 46 participants (25 males and 21 females) were included in our study, and among them, the average sleep duration was 358 min/day. Stroop performance in the short sleep population was linked to higher levels cortical activation in distinct parts of the left middle frontal gyrus. This study found that moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was significantly associated with lower accuracy of incongruent Stroop test. The dose-response relationship between sleep duration and Stroop performance under different levels of light-intensity physical activity (LPA) and MVPA was further explored, and increasing sleep time for different PA level was associated with better Stroop performance. In summary, this present study provided neurobehavioral evidence between cortical hemodynamics and cognitive function in the short sleep population. Furthermore, our findings indicated that, in younger adults with short sleep, more MVPA was associated with worse cognitive performance. Short sleep young adults should increase sleep time, rather than more MVPA, to achieve better cognitive function.
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- Yanwei You
- Division of Sports Science & Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Division of Sports Science & Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Division of Sports Science & Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Beijing Jianhua Experimental Etown School, Beijing 100176, China
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- Sports Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100091, China
- Correspondence: (R.L.); (X.M.)
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- Division of Sports Science & Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Correspondence: (R.L.); (X.M.)
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Wang D, Huang Y, Liang S, Meng Q, Yu H. The identification of interacting brain networks during robot-assisted training with multimodal stimulation. J Neural Eng 2023; 20. [PMID: 36548992 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/acae05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Objective.Robot-assisted rehabilitation training is an effective way to assist rehabilitation therapy. So far, various robotic devices have been developed for automatic training of central nervous system following injury. Multimodal stimulation such as visual and auditory stimulus and even virtual reality technology were usually introduced in these robotic devices to improve the effect of rehabilitation training. This may need to be explained from a neurological perspective, but there are few relevant studies.Approach.In this study, ten participants performed right arm rehabilitation training tasks using an upper limb rehabilitation robotic device. The tasks were completed under four different feedback conditions including multiple combinations of visual and auditory components: auditory feedback; visual feedback; visual and auditory feedback (VAF); non-feedback. The functional near-infrared spectroscopy devices record blood oxygen signals in bilateral motor, visual and auditory areas. Using hemoglobin concentration as an indicator of cortical activation, the effective connectivity of these regions was then calculated through Granger causality.Main results.We found that overall stronger activation and effective connectivity between related brain regions were associated with VAF. When participants completed the training task without VAF, the trends in activation and connectivity were diminished.Significance.This study revealed cerebral cortex activation and interacting networks of brain regions in robot-assisted rehabilitation training with multimodal stimulation, which is expected to provide indicators for further evaluation of the effect of rehabilitation training, and promote further exploration of the interaction network in the brain during a variety of external stimuli, and to explore the best sensory combination.
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- Duojin Wang
- Institute of Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Assistive Devices, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, People's Republic of China
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- College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, 279 Zhouzhu Road, Shanghai 201318, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Assistive Devices, 516 Jungong Road, Shanghai 200093, People's Republic of China
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Patashov D, Menahem Y, Gurevitch G, Kameda Y, Goldstein D, Balberg M. fNIRS: Non-stationary preprocessing methods. Biomed Signal Process Control 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bspc.2022.104110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yang T, Wang H, Dai H, Hui J, Zhang J, Li J, Cui G, Wang J, Mu J, Zhang Z. The fNIRS evaluation of frontal and temporal lobe cortical activation in Chinese first-episode medication-naïve and recurrent depression during a verbal fluency task. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1132666. [PMID: 37113544 PMCID: PMC10126326 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1132666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Background Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) identifies neurophysiological differences between psychiatric disorders by assessing cortical hemodynamic function. Few trials have studied differences in brain functional activity between first-episode medication-naïve depression patients (FMD) and recurrent major depression (RMD). We aimed to determine the differences between FMD and RMD in oxygenated hemoglobin concentration ([oxy-Hb]), and to investigate the correlation between frontotemporal cortex activation and clinical symptoms. Methods We recruited 40 patients with FMD, 53 with RMD, and 38 healthy controls (HCs) from May 2021 to April 2022. Symptom severity was assessed with the 24-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A). A 52-channel fNIRS measured changes in [oxy-Hb] during VFT performance. Results Both patient groups performed poorly during the VFT task compared with HC (FDR p < 0.05), but there was no significant difference between the two patient groups. Analysis of variance showed that mean [oxy-Hb] activation was lower in both the frontal and temporal lobes in the MDD group compared with HCs (FDR p < 0.05). Additionally, patients with RMD had a significantly lower hemodynamic response in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and dorsal frontal pole cortex (DFPC) than patients with FMD (FDR p < 0.05). No significant correlation was found between changes in mean [oxy-Hb] and either medical history or clinical symptoms (FDR p < 0.05). Conclusion The presence of different neurofunctional activity in some of the same brain regions in FMD and RMD patients implied a link between the level of complexity activation in frontal regions and the stage of MDD. Cognitive impairment may already be present at the beginning of an MDD episode. Clinical trial registration www.chictr.org.cn, identifier ChiCTR2100043432.
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- Ting Yang
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Neurorestoratology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Neurorestoratology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
- *Correspondence: Zhaohui Zhang,
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Knollhoff SM, Hancock AS, Barrett TS, Gillam RB. Cortical Activation of Swallowing Using fNIRS: A Proof of Concept Study with Healthy Adults. Dysphagia 2022; 37:1501-1510. [PMID: 35132474 DOI: 10.1007/s00455-021-10403-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) could reliably identify cortical activation patterns as healthy adults engaged in single sip and continuous swallowing tasks. Thirty-three right-handed adults completed two functional swallowing tasks, one control jaw movement task, and one rest task while being imaged with fNIRS. Swallowing tasks included a single sip of 5 mL of water via syringe and continuous straw drinking. fNIRS patches for acquisition of neuroimaging data were placed parallel over left and right hemispheres. Stimuli presentation was controlled with set time intervals and audio instructions. Using a series of linear mixed effect models, results demonstrated clear cortical activation patterns during swallowing. The continuous swallowing task demonstrated significant differences in blood oxygenation and deoxygenation concentration values across nearly all regions examined, but most notably M1 in both hemispheres. Of note is that there were areas of greater activation, particularly on the right hemisphere, when comparing the single sip swallow to the jaw movement control and rest tasks. Results from the current study support the use of fNIRS during investigation of swallowing. The utilization of healthy adults as a method for acquiring normative data is vital for comparison purposes when investigating individuals with disorders, but also in the development of rehabilitation techniques. Identifying activation areas that pertain to swallowing will have important implications for individuals requiring dysphagia therapy.
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- Stephanie M Knollhoff
- Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Missouri, 701 S. 5th Street, 308 Lewis Hall, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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- Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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Huang X, Izumi SI, Suzukamo Y. Neural and behavioral alterations of a real-time interpersonal distance (IPD) development process in differing social status interactions. Front Behav Neurosci 2022; 16:969440. [PMCID: PMC9616044 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.969440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BackgroundEvidence showed neural changes in interpersonal distance (IPD) interaction, and neural activities are affected by relationships (such as friends or strangers). Behavior studies proved that social status strongly affects IPD between two persons. However, how the differing social status impacts neural alterations in the IPD interactions remains unknown.ObjectivesThe teacher-student relationship is a typical representation of the difference in social status. The present study aims to investigate the IPD performance and brain processes underlying real-time differing social status during the development process from teacher-student interactions.Materials and methodsWe designed three within-subject experiments corresponding to the inclusion, control, and affection stages of IPD. Altogether, 38 valid healthy participants participated in three experiments with a teacher (differing social status condition, DS condition) and a peer student (peer social status condition, PS condition) separately. This study employed functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and modified real-time stop-distance paradigms to record IPD performance and neural processes.ResultsFor IPD performance, significantly larger IPD gaps were shown in the DS condition than in the PS condition, and IPD feedback affected IPD performance. For neural alterations, activated frontopolar area (FPA, BA10), dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC, BA9/BA46), and Broca’s area (BA45) were observed across the IPD stages. Importantly, brain activation shifts with the development of IPD. In addition, results showed that differences in Oxy-Hb changes were located in the FPA (BA10), DLPFC (BA9/BA46), and Broca’s area (BA45) between the DS and PS conditions across IPD stages. Additionally, negative correlations were found between Oxy-Hb changes and IPD performance.ConclusionWe propose prefrontal cortex (PFC) and Broca’s area involvement in IPD interactions, initially focusing on evaluation and action periods, and later on IPD-evaluation processes after feedback. In addition, a difference in Oxy-Hb activities implies the complexity of relationships and social status in IPD interactions.
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- Xinxin Huang
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- *Correspondence: Shin-Ichi Izumi,
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Gao Y, Chao H, Cavuoto L, Yan P, Kruger U, Norfleet JE, Makled BA, Schwaitzberg S, De S, Intes X. Deep learning-based motion artifact removal in functional near-infrared spectroscopy. NEUROPHOTONICS 2022; 9:041406. [PMID: 35475257 PMCID: PMC9034734 DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.9.4.041406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Significance: Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), a well-established neuroimaging technique, enables monitoring cortical activation while subjects are unconstrained. However, motion artifact is a common type of noise that can hamper the interpretation of fNIRS data. Current methods that have been proposed to mitigate motion artifacts in fNIRS data are still dependent on expert-based knowledge and the post hoc tuning of parameters. Aim: Here, we report a deep learning method that aims at motion artifact removal from fNIRS data while being assumption free. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first investigation to report on the use of a denoising autoencoder (DAE) architecture for motion artifact removal. Approach: To facilitate the training of this deep learning architecture, we (i) designed a specific loss function and (ii) generated data to mimic the properties of recorded fNIRS sequences. Results: The DAE model outperformed conventional methods in lowering residual motion artifacts, decreasing mean squared error, and increasing computational efficiency. Conclusion: Overall, this work demonstrates the potential of deep learning models for accurate and fast motion artifact removal in fNIRS data.
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- Yuanyuan Gao
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine, Troy, New York, United States
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Troy, New York, United States
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- University at Buffalo, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Buffalo, New York, United States
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine, Troy, New York, United States
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Troy, New York, United States
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine, Troy, New York, United States
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Troy, New York, United States
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- U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command–Soldier Center, Orlando, Florida, United States
- SFC Paul Ray Smith Simulation and Training Technology Center, Orlando, Florida, United States
- Medical Simulation Research Branch, Orlando, Florida, United States
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- U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command–Soldier Center, Orlando, Florida, United States
- SFC Paul Ray Smith Simulation and Training Technology Center, Orlando, Florida, United States
- Medical Simulation Research Branch, Orlando, Florida, United States
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- University at Buffalo, Department of Surgery, Buffalo, New York, United States
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine, Troy, New York, United States
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Troy, New York, United States
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- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine, Troy, New York, United States
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Troy, New York, United States
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Li Y, Chen J, Zheng X, Liu J, Peng C, Liao Y, Liu Y. Cognitive deficit in adults with ADHD lies in the cognitive state disorder rather than the working memory deficit: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. J Psychiatr Res 2022; 154:332-340. [PMID: 36029728 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.07.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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This study tested whether cognitive deficit in patients with adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a working memory deficit or cognitive state disorder during the N-back task. Twenty-two adults with ADHD and twenty-four healthy controls participated in the N-back task. The functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was combined with three perspectives from behavioral and spatial and temporal activation characteristics of blood oxygen levels in the prefrontal cortex to examine the psychological and neuroprocessing characteristics of adult ADHD. Data were acquired using a block design during an N-back task with three memory loads. Visual stimuli were presented on a computer monitor. Behaviorally, response time and accuracy showed no significant differences between the two groups. Spatially, in the left orbitofrontal area and the left frontopolar area (Channels 4 and 11), adult ADHD had significantly higher activation levels of oxyHb in the 2-back task and lower activation levels of deoxyHb in the 3-back task than healthy controls (corrected p < 0.05). Therefore, Channel 4 in the 2-back condition and Channel 11 in the 3-back condition were used as the regions of interest (ROI). Temporally, adults with ADHD peaked earlier in the ROIs than healthy controls. Furthermore, working memory deficit was not found directly from the behavioral performance in adult ADHD. However, adult ADHD can be affected by memory load, task duration, and novelty stimulus. Our findings suggest that patients with adult ADHD have cognitive state disorder instead of working memory deficit.
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- Yaojin Li
- Educational Neuroscience Research Center, School of Educational Sciences, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei, China
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- Educational Neuroscience Research Center, School of Educational Sciences, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei, China.
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- Educational Neuroscience Research Center, School of Educational Sciences, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei, China
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- Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Educational Neuroscience Research Center, School of Educational Sciences, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei, China
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- Educational Neuroscience Research Center, School of Educational Sciences, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei, China
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- School of Educational Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Hunan, China
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Wang S, Lu J, Yu M, Wang X, Shangguan C. "I'm listening, did it make any difference to your negative emotions?" Evidence from hyperscanning. Neurosci Lett 2022; 788:136865. [PMID: 36067901 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2022.136865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hyperscanning refers to simultaneously recording the brain activity of two or more people participating in the same cognitive activity to reveal the underlying processes. Active listening is a necessary and important part of interpersonal emotional regulation; however, few studies have addressed the corresponding brain activity. Therefore, this study aims to explore the regulatory effect of active listening and changes in the brain using functional near-infrared optical spectroscopy(fNIRS) in real situations requiring interpersonal emotional regulation. Behavioral results show that active listening has a significant effect on improving individuals' negative emotions. According to the neuroimaging results, the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (right dlPFC), right temporoparietal junction (right TPJ), and left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (left dlPFC) were significantly activated. In addition, band analysis showed interpersonal brain synchronization (IBS) increments at the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), right dlPFC, right TPJ, and left dlPFC at different frequencies. Measurements of IBS and behavioral coherence showed that the increases of IBS at the OFC, right dlPFC, right TPJ, and left dlPFC were not significantly correlated with depression, anxiety, and the empathy level of the emotional regulator. The present study provides brain imaging evidence for the effectiveness of active listening in interpersonal emotional regulation.
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- Shuyin Wang
- Department of Psychology, Educational College, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- Department of Psychology, Educational College, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China.
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- Department of Psychology, Educational College, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- Department of Psychology, Educational College, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- Department of Psychology, Educational College, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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Chen Y, Cao Z, Mao M, Sun W, Song Q, Mao D. Increased cortical activation and enhanced functional connectivity in the prefrontal cortex ensure dynamic postural balance during dual-task obstacle negotiation in the older adults: A fNIRS study. Brain Cogn 2022; 163:105904. [PMID: 36063567 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2022.105904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE By analyzing the cortical activation and functional connectivity of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) during dual-task obstacle negotiation in the older adults, cognitive resources allocation and neural regulatory mechanisms of aging brain were shed light on in complex walking conditions. METHODS Twenty-eight healthy right-handed subjects participated in the study, including 15 men and 13 women (age: 68.6 ± 4.1 years, height: 162.96 ± 6.05 cm, weight: 63.63 ± 9.64 kg). There were four tasks: Normal Walk (NW), Obstacle Negotiation during Normal Walk (NW + ON), Walk while performing Cognitive Task (WCT), and Obstacle Negotiation during Walk while performing Cognitive Task (WCT + ON). Participants wore functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to collect hemodynamic signals from various regions of interest (ROIs) in the PFC, while the three-dimensional motion capture system was used to test the gait velocity. Cognitive task data was recorded. RESULTS In WCT + ON, the HbO2 concentration change value (△HbO2) of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex was significantly greater than that in the other three tasks (p < 0.05), and the△HbO2 of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex was significantly greater than that in NW + ON (p < 0.05). The gait velocities in the four tasks were significantly different (p < 0.05) (NW > WCT > NW + ON > WCT + ON). There was no significant difference in cognitive performance between in the WCT and WCT + ON (p > 0.05). In WCT + ON, the left and right dorsolateral prefrontal areas had strong functional connectivity and the left frontal pole was most widely connected to the other ROIs. Compared to that in NW, the functional connectivity of the left prefrontal lobe was significantly enhanced in WCT + ON (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS As walking difficulty increased, the PFC activation in the older adults changed from right-sided to bilateral activation, indicating that the left PFC cognitive resources compensated for the right PFC in dual-task obstacle negotiation. The cognitive resources recruitment in dual-task obstacle negotiation might be achieved by synchronization and coordination of associated brain areas in the PFC, primarily to maintain dynamic postural balance when walking.
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- Yan Chen
- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China; College of Sport and Health, Shandong Sport University, Jinan, Shandong 250102, China.
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- College of Sport and Health, Shandong Sport University, Jinan, Shandong 250102, China
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- School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- College of Sport and Health, Shandong Sport University, Jinan, Shandong 250102, China
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- College of Sport and Health, Shandong Sport University, Jinan, Shandong 250102, China
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- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China; College of Sport and Health, Shandong Sport University, Jinan, Shandong 250102, China.
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Young children with autism show atypical prefrontal cortical responses to humanoid robots: An fNIRS study. Int J Psychophysiol 2022; 181:23-32. [PMID: 36037937 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2022.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous behavioral studies have found that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show greater interest in humanoid robots than in humans. However, the neural mechanism underlying this is not clear. This study compared brain activation patterns between children with ASD and neurotypical children while they watched videos with robots and humans. METHOD We recruited 45 children with ASD and 53 neurotypical children aged 4-6 years and recorded their neural activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) using a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) device when the two groups interacted with a robot or a human in a video. RESULTS First, neural activity in the right DLPFC in children with ASD was significantly lower in the robot condition than in the human condition. Neural activity in the right DLPFC in children with ASD was also significantly lower than that of neurotypical children in the robot condition. Second, the neural activity in the left DLPFC between the human and robot conditions was negatively correlated in children with ASD, while it was positively correlated in neurotypical children. Moreover, neural activity in the left DLPFC in children with ASD was significantly correlated with the ADOS scores in both conditions. CONCLUSIONS While neurotypical children showed comparable neural activity to humanoid robots and human beings, the children with ASD showed significantly different neural activity under those two conditions. Children with ASD may need more selective attention resources for human interaction than for robot interaction. It is also much more difficult for children with ASD to neglect the attraction of robots. Neural activity of the left DLPFC of children with ASD is correlated with their symptoms, which maybe a possible indicator for early diagnosis. Neural activity of the right DLPFC guided their atypical reactions and engagements with robots. Our study contributes to the current understanding of the neural mechanisms responsible for the different behavioral reactions in children with ASD toward robots and humans.
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Yorgancigil E, Yildirim F, Urgen BA, Erdogan SB. An Exploratory Analysis of the Neural Correlates of Human-Robot Interactions With Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy. Front Hum Neurosci 2022; 16:883905. [PMID: 35923750 PMCID: PMC9339604 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.883905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has been gaining increasing interest as a practical mobile functional brain imaging technology for understanding the neural correlates of social cognition and emotional processing in the human prefrontal cortex (PFC). Considering the cognitive complexity of human-robot interactions, the aim of this study was to explore the neural correlates of emotional processing of congruent and incongruent pairs of human and robot audio-visual stimuli in the human PFC with fNIRS methodology. Hemodynamic responses from the PFC region of 29 subjects were recorded with fNIRS during an experimental paradigm which consisted of auditory and visual presentation of human and robot stimuli. Distinct neural responses to human and robot stimuli were detected at the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) regions. Presentation of robot voice elicited significantly less hemodynamic response than presentation of human voice in a left OFC channel. Meanwhile, processing of human faces elicited significantly higher hemodynamic activity when compared to processing of robot faces in two left DLPFC channels and a left OFC channel. Significant correlation between the hemodynamic and behavioral responses for the face-voice mismatch effect was found in the left OFC. Our results highlight the potential of fNIRS for unraveling the neural processing of human and robot audio-visual stimuli, which might enable optimization of social robot designs and contribute to elucidation of the neural processing of human and robot stimuli in the PFC in naturalistic conditions.
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- Emre Yorgancigil
- Department of Medical Engineering, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey
- *Correspondence: Emre Yorgancigil
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- Cognitive Science Master's Program, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Computer Engineering, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Psychology, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
- Aysel Sabuncu Brain Research Center, National Magnetic Resonance Research Center (UMRAM), Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Engineering, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Liang N, Liu S, Li X, Wen D, Li Q, Tong Y, Xu Y. A Decrease in Hemodynamic Response in the Right Postcentral Cortex Is Associated With Treatment-Resistant Auditory Verbal Hallucinations in Schizophrenia: An NIRS Study. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:865738. [PMID: 35692414 PMCID: PMC9177139 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.865738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Treatment-resistant auditory verbal hallucinations (TRAVHs) might cause an increased risk of violence, suicide, and hospitalization in patients with schizophrenia (SCZ). Although neuroimaging studies have identified the neural correlation to the symptom of AVH, functional brain activity that correlates particularly in patients with TRAVH remains limited. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a portable and suitable measurement, particularly in exploring brain activation during related tasks. Hence, our researchers aimed to explore the differences in the cerebral hemodynamic function in SCZ-TRAVH, patients with schizophrenia without AVH (SCZ-nAVH), and healthy controls (HCs), to examine neural abnormalities associated more specifically with TRAVH. Methods A 52-channel functional near-infrared spectroscopy system was used to monitor hemodynamic changes in patients with SCZ-TRAVH (n = 38), patients with SCZ-nAVH (n = 35), and HC (n = 30) during a verbal fluency task (VFT). VFT performance, clinical history, and symptom severity were also noted. The original fNIRS data were analyzed using MATLAB to obtain the β values (the brain cortical activity response during the VFT task period); these were used to calculate Δβ (VFT β minus baseline β), which represents the degree of change in oxygenated hemoglobin caused by VFT task. Result Our results showed that there were significant differences in Δβ values among the three groups at 26 channels (ch4, ch13-15, 18, 22, ch25–29, 32, ch35–39, ch43–51, F = 1.70 to 19.10, p < 0.043, FDR-corrected) distributed over the prefrontal–temporal cortical regions. The further pairwise comparisons showed that the Δβ values of 24 channels (ch13–15, 18, 22, 25, ch26–29, ch35–39, ch43–49, ch50–51) were significantly lower in the SCZ group (SCZ-TRAVH and/or SCZ-nAVH) than in the HC group (p < 0.026, FDR-corrected). Additionally, the abnormal activation in the ch22 of right postcentral gyrus was correlated, in turn, with severity of TRAVH. Conclusion Our findings indicate that specific regions of the prefrontal cortex may be associated with TRAVH, which may have implications for early intervention for psychosis.
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- Nana Liang
- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital/First Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital/First Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence Assisted Diagnosis and Treatment for Mental Disorders, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital/First Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence Assisted Diagnosis and Treatment for Mental Disorders, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital/First Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital/First Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital/First Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital/First Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence Assisted Diagnosis and Treatment for Mental Disorders, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
- Department of Mental Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
- *Correspondence: Yong Xu
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Liu J, Zhang J, Tan Z, Hou Q, Liu R. Detecting the content of the bright blue pigment in cream based on deep learning and near-infrared spectroscopy. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 270:120757. [PMID: 34973617 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The excessive content of additives in food is a radical problem that affects human health. However, traditional chemical methods are limited by a long cycle, low accuracy, and strong destructiveness, so a fast and accurate alternative is urgently needed. This paper proposes a prediction model introducing near-infrared spectroscopy and deep learning to perform fast and accurate non-destructive detection of artificial bright blue pigment in cream. The model results show that R2 is 0.9638, RMSEP is 0.0157, and RPD is 4.4022. In the preprocessing part, this paper compares the traditional preprocessing methods (SNV, MSC, SG) horizontally and innovatively proposes the use of autoencoders to mitigate the dimensionality of data, which has immensely improved the follow-up prediction effect. In addition, it tries to perform regression prediction on spectral data and establish a fully connected convolutional neural network model through deep learning, whose result indicators prove better than those of traditional methods such as PLSR and MLR. When constructing the deep learning model, this paper applies knowledge evolution to compress the model to achieve a lower calculation cost and higher accuracy. Compared with the traditional methods, the model proposed in this paper has greater accuracy and higher speed with samples undamaged, which is worth popularizing.
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- Jun Liu
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robot, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China; School of Computer Science & Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robot, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China; School of Computer Science & Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- Department of Cuisine and Nutrition, Hubei University of Economics, Wuhan 430205, China; Hubei Chu Cuisine Research Institute, Wuhan 430205, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robot, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China; School of Computer Science & Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robot, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China; School of Computer Science & Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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Eken A, Akaslan DS, Baskak B, Münir K. Diagnostic Classification of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder by Using Dynamic Functional Connectivity: an fNIRS Study. J Neurosci Methods 2022; 376:109596. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2022.109596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Wang X, Li Y, Li X, Dai DY, Hu W. The influence of varying positive affect in approach-motivation intensity on creative idea generation and creative idea evaluation: an fNIRS study. THINKING & REASONING 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/13546783.2022.2039293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Xuewei Wang
- Centre for Mental Health Education, Xidian University, Xi’an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Teaching Technology (Ministry of Education), Center for Teacher Professional Ability Development, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment Towards Basic Education Quality at, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Teaching Technology (Ministry of Education), Center for Teacher Professional Ability Development, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China
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- Educational Psychology and Methodology, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Teaching Technology (Ministry of Education), Center for Teacher Professional Ability Development, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment Towards Basic Education Quality at, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Bruni V, Cardinali ML, Vitulano D. A Short Review on Minimum Description Length: An Application to Dimension Reduction in PCA. ENTROPY 2022; 24:e24020269. [PMID: 35205563 PMCID: PMC8871178 DOI: 10.3390/e24020269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The minimun description length (MDL) is a powerful criterion for model selection that is gaining increasing interest from both theorists and practicioners. It allows for automatic selection of the best model for representing data without having a priori information about them. It simply uses both data and model complexity, selecting the model that provides the least coding length among a predefined set of models. In this paper, we briefly review the basic ideas underlying the MDL criterion and its applications in different fields, with particular reference to the dimension reduction problem. As an example, the role of MDL in the selection of the best principal components in the well known PCA is investigated.
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- Vittoria Bruni
- Department of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, Sapienza Rome University, Via Antonio Scarpa 16, 00161 Rome, Italy; (V.B.); (M.L.C.)
- Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo, Via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, Sapienza Rome University, Via Antonio Scarpa 16, 00161 Rome, Italy; (V.B.); (M.L.C.)
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- Department of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, Sapienza Rome University, Via Antonio Scarpa 16, 00161 Rome, Italy; (V.B.); (M.L.C.)
- Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo, Via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Qiao X, Lu K, Teng J, Gao Z, Hao N. Middle Occipital Area Differentially Associates with Malevolent versus Benevolent Creativity: An fNIRS investigation. Soc Neurosci 2022; 17:127-142. [PMID: 35114089 DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2022.2038261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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This study aimed to explore the neural correlates underlying idea generation during malevolent creativity (MC) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Participants were asked to solve problems during three types of creativity tasks: malevolent creativity task (MCT), benevolent creativity task (BCT), and alternative uses task (AUT). fNIRS was used to record individual cerebral activity during the tasks. The results revealed that participants demonstrated weaker neural activation in the right middle occipital area (rMO) and lower neural coupling (NC) between the right frontopolar cortex (rFPC) and rMO during MCT than during BCT and AUT. These suggest that r-MO activity and NC between the rFPC and rMO may distinguish between malevolent and benevolent forms of creative ideation.
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- Xinuo Qiao
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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Kim M, Lee S, Dan I, Tak S. A deep convolutional neural network for estimating hemodynamic response function with reduction of motion artifacts in fNIRS. J Neural Eng 2022; 19. [PMID: 35038682 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ac4bfc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a neuroimaging technique for monitoring hemoglobin concentration changes in a non-invasive manner. However, subject movements are often significant sources of artifacts. While several methods have been developed for suppressing this confounding noise, the conventional techniques have limitations on optimal selections of model parameters across participants or brain regions. To address this shortcoming, we aim to propose a method based on a deep convolutional neural network (CNN). APPROACH The U-net is employed as a CNN architecture. Specifically, large-scale training and testing data are generated by combining variants of hemodynamic response function (HRF) with experimental measurements of motion noises. The neural network is then trained to reconstruct hemodynamic response coupled to neuronal activity with a reduction of motion artifacts. MAIN RESULTS Using extensive analysis, we show that the proposed method estimates the task-related HRF more accurately than the existing methods of wavelet decomposition and autoregressive models. Specifically, the mean squared error and variance of HRF estimates, based on the CNN, are the smallest among all methods considered in this study. These results are more prominent when the semi-simulated data contains variants of shapes and amplitudes of HRF. SIGNIFICANCE The proposed CNN method allows for accurately estimating amplitude and shape of HRF with significant reduction of motion artifacts. This method may have a great potential for monitoring HRF changes in real-life settings that involve excessive motion artifacts.
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- MinWoo Kim
- School of Biomedical Convergence Engineering, Pusan National University, 49 Busandaehak-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Yangsan, 50612, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Research Center for Bioconvergence Analysis, Korea Basic Science Institute, 162 Yeongudanji-ro, Cheongwon-gu, Ochang-eup, Cheongju, 28119, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University, Tama Campus 742-1 Higashinakano Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, 192-0393, JAPAN
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- Research Center for Bioconvergence Analysis, Korea Basic Science Institute, 162 Yeongudanji-ro, Cheongwon-gu, Ochang-eup, Cheongju, 28119, Korea (the Republic of)
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Qu Y, Cao J, Chen L, Guo J, Tian Z, Liu T, Gong Y, Xiong J, Lin Z, Yang X, Yin T, Zeng F. Methodological issues of the central mechanism of two classic acupuncture manipulations based on fNIRS: suggestions for a pilot study. Front Hum Neurosci 2022; 16:1103872. [PMID: 36911106 PMCID: PMC9999014 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.1103872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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Background: Acupuncture reinforcing-reducing manipulation (ARRM) is a necessary procedure of traditional Chinese acupuncture and an essential factor affecting the therapeutic effect of acupuncture. Shaoshanhuo reinforcing method (SSH) and Toutianliang reducing method (TTL) are the most representative ARRMs. They integrate six single ARRMs and pose distinguished therapeutic effects of acupuncture. However, due to the complexity, diversity, and variation, investigating the mechanism of these two classic manipulations is insufficient. The neuroimaging technique is an important method to explore the central mechanism of SSH and TTL. This study attempted to design a randomized crossover trial based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to explore the mechanism of SSH and TTL, meanwhile, provide valuable methodological references for future studies. Methods: A total of 30 healthy subjects were finally included and analyzed in this study. fNIRS examination was performed to record the neural responses during the two most representative ARRMs. The cortical activation and the inter-network functional connectivity (FC) were explored. Results: The results found that SSH and TTL could elicit significant cerebral responses, respectively, but there was no difference between them. Conclusion: Neuroimaging techniques with a higher spatiotemporal resolution, combinations of therapeutic effects, and strict quality control are important to neuroimaging studies on SSH and TTL.
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- Yuzhu Qu
- Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,Acupuncture and Brain Science Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,Acupuncture and Brain Science Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,Acupuncture and Brain Science Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,Acupuncture and Brain Science Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,Acupuncture and Brain Science Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Acupuncture and Brain Science Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,Sport and Healthy School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sichuan Provincial Rehabilitation Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sichuan Provincial Rehabilitation Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Sichuan Provincial Rehabilitation Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,Health and Rehabilitation School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,Acupuncture and Brain Science Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.,Acupuncture and Brain Science Research Center, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Orcioli-Silva D, Islam A, Baker MR, Gobbi LTB, Rochester L, Pantall A. Bi-Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined With Treadmill Walking Decreases Motor Cortical Activity in Young and Older Adults. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 13:739998. [PMID: 34924993 PMCID: PMC8681021 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.739998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background: Walking in the "real world" involves motor and cognitive processes. In relation to this, declines in both motor function and cognition contribute to age-related gait dysfunction. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and treadmill walking (STW) have potential to improve gait, particularly during dual-task walking (DTW); walking whilst performing a cognitive task. Our aims were to analyze effects of combined anodal tDCS + STW intervention on cortical activity and gait during DTW. Methods: Twenty-three young adults (YA) and 21 older adults (OA) were randomly allocated to active or sham tDCS stimulation groups. Participants performed 5-min of mixed treadmill walking (alternating 30 s bouts of STW and DTW) before and after a 20-min intervention of active or sham tDCS + STW. Anodal electrodes were placed over the left prefrontal cortex (PFC) and the vertex (Cz) using 9 cm2 electrodes at 0.6 mA. Cortical activity of the PFC, primary motor cortex (M1), premotor cortex (PMC), and supplementary motor area (SMA) bilaterally were recorded using a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) system. Oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO2) levels were analyzed as indicators of cortical activity. An accelerometer measured gait parameters. We calculated the difference between DTW and STW for HbO2 and gait parameters. We applied linear mixed effects models which included age group (YA vs. OA), stimulation condition (sham vs. active), and time (pre- vs. post-intervention) as fixed effects. Treadmill belt speed was a covariate. Partial correlation tests were also performed. Results: A main effect of age group was observed. OA displayed higher activity bilaterally in the PFC and M1, unilaterally in the right PMC and higher gait variability than YA. M1 activity decreased in both YA and OA following active tDCS + STW. There was no overall effect of tDCS + STW on PFC activity or gait parameters. However, negative correlations were observed between changes in left PFC and stride length variability following active tDCS + STW intervention. Conclusion: Increased activity in multiple cortical areas during DTW in OA may act as a compensatory mechanism. Reduction in M1 activity following active tDCS + STW with no observed gait changes suggests improved neural efficiency.
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- Diego Orcioli-Silva
- Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil.,Graduate Program in Movement Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil.,Graduate Program in Movement Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Evaluation of fNIRS signal components elicited by cognitive and hypercapnic stimuli. Sci Rep 2021; 11:23457. [PMID: 34873185 PMCID: PMC8648757 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02076-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) measurements are confounded by signal components originating from multiple physiological causes, whose activities may vary temporally and spatially (across tissue layers, and regions of the cortex). Furthermore, the stimuli can induce evoked effects, which may lead to over or underestimation of the actual effect of interest. Here, we conducted a temporal, spectral, and spatial analysis of fNIRS signals collected during cognitive and hypercapnic stimuli to characterize effects of functional versus systemic responses. We utilized wavelet analysis to discriminate physiological causes and employed long and short source-detector separation (SDS) channels to differentiate tissue layers. Multi-channel measures were analyzed further to distinguish hemispheric differences. The results highlight cardiac, respiratory, myogenic, and very low frequency (VLF) activities within fNIRS signals. Regardless of stimuli, activity within the VLF band had the largest contribution to the overall signal. The systemic activities dominated the measurements from the short SDS channels during cognitive stimulus, but not hypercapnic stimulus. Importantly, results indicate that characteristics of fNIRS signals vary with type of the stimuli administered as cognitive stimulus elicited variable responses between hemispheres in VLF band and task-evoked temporal effect in VLF, myogenic and respiratory bands, while hypercapnic stimulus induced a global response across both hemispheres.
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Integration of social status and trust through interpersonal brain synchronization. Neuroimage 2021; 246:118777. [PMID: 34864151 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Trust can be a dynamic social process, during which the social identity of the interacting agents (e.g., an investor and a trustee) can bias trust outcomes. Here, we investigated how social status modulates trust and the neural mechanisms underlying this process. An investor and a trustee performed a 10-round repeated trust game while their brain activity was being simultaneously recorded using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. The social status (either high or low) of both investors and trustees was manipulated via a math competition task. The behavioral results showed that in the initial round, individuals invested more in low-status partners. However, the investment ratio increased faster as the number of rounds increased during trust interaction when individuals were paired with a high-status partner. This increasing trend was particularly prominent in the low (investor)-high (trustee) status group. Moreover, the low-high group showed increased investor-trustee brain synchronization in the right temporoparietal junction as the number of rounds increased, while brain activation in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of the investor decreased as the number of rounds increased. Both interpersonal brain synchronization and brain activation predicted investment performance at the early stage; furthermore, two-brain data provided earlier predictions than did single-brain data. These effects were detectable in the investment phase in the low-high group only; no comparable effects were observed in the repayment phase or other groups. Overall, this study demonstrated a multi-brain mechanism for the integration of social status and trust.
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Hirabayashi K, Tokuda T, Nishinuma T, Kawabata Duncan K, Tagai K, Dan I. A Willingness-to-Pay Associated Right Prefrontal Activation During a Single, Real Use of Lipsticks as Assessed Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. FRONTIERS IN NEUROERGONOMICS 2021; 2:731160. [PMID: 38235246 PMCID: PMC10790833 DOI: 10.3389/fnrgo.2021.731160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Understanding consumer preferences and behavior is a major goal of consumer-oriented companies. The application of neuroscience to this goal is a promising avenue for companies. Previously, we observed a positive correlation during actual cosmetic use between the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) activity, measured by functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), and the associated willingness-to-pay (WTP) values. However, we were unable to find any consistent group differences in the right dlPFC between different powdery foundations. Thus, the main objective of this study was to replicate the previous study and in addition, we aimed to refine the method of the previous study to increase the chance that a difference in valuation between different products can be detected. Twenty-five frequent lipstick using females were asked to apply six different lipsticks to their lips and to record how much they were willing to pay. To maximize the variation of the subjective experience of the products and the associated brain activity, the most preferred color lipstick and a less preferred color lipstick were chosen for each participant, and each color of lipstick had three different textures (Lo, Mid, and Hi). The time series was analyzed with the general linear model (GLM) and the correlation between the right dlPFC beta scores for the lipsticks and their respective WTP values conducted for each participant. This revealed a significant positive correlation and replicated our previous study. Surprisingly, the lipstick color and the texture manipulations did not result in any consistent differences in WTP and similarly no consistent group differences in brain activations. This study replicates our previous study extending it to a different type of cosmetic. The right dlPFC activity during the use of cosmetics may be a potential brain-based personalization or product selection process biomarker.
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- Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- MIRAI Technology Institute, Shiseido Co., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
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- Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
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Zhou YU, Finlayson G, Liu X, Zhou Q, Liu T, Zhou C. Effects of Acute Dance and Aerobic Exercise on Drug Craving and Food Reward in Women with Methamphetamine Dependence. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2021; 53:2245-2253. [PMID: 34115731 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Drug dependence causes an overestimation of drug-related stimuli and an underestimation of non-drug-related stimuli, such as food. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of acute moderate-intensity dance and aerobic exercise on drug craving, appetite, prefrontal neural activation to food cues, and food reward in women with methamphetamine MA dependence. METHODS Thirty-nine women who met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition MA dependence criteria participated in the experiment and were randomly assigned to either a dance (n = 20) or exercise (n = 19) group. A moderate-intensity (65%-75% maximum heart rate) 35-min dance or treadmill intervention counterbalanced with a reading control session was conducted. After the intervention or control, subjective drug craving was measured before and after exposure to drug-related cues. Visual analog scales were used to measure subjective feelings of appetite. Participants then completed a visual food cue paradigm while using functional near-infrared spectroscopy to monitor prefrontal blood oxygen changes. Finally, the Leeds Food Preference Questionnaire was used to measure reward responses to different categories of food. RESULTS The results showed that the dance and exercise interventions reduced subjective craving for drugs after being exposed to drug cues (P = 0.019). Implicit wanting (P < 0.001) and relative preferences (P = 0.001) for high-calorie savory foods were all increased after interventions relative to control. Compared with the control session, the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (P = 0.020) was activated when viewing high-calorie foods after moderate-intensity aerobic exercise. CONCLUSIONS The current results support the use of moderate-intensity exercise as a therapeutic intervention to restore the balance between drug and nondrug rewards by decreasing cue-induced MA craving and increasing food reward.
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- Y U Zhou
- School of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UNITED KINGDOM
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- School of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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- School of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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- People's Liberation Army Second Military Medical University Naval Medical University, Department of Orthopedics, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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- School of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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Belli VD, Orcioli-Silva D, Beretta VS, Vitório R, Zampier VC, Nóbrega-Sousa P, Conceição NRD, Gobbi LTB. Prefrontal Cortical Activity During Preferred and Fast Walking in Young and Older Adults: An fNIRS Study. Neuroscience 2021; 473:81-89. [PMID: 34455013 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Age-related changes may affect the performance during fast walking speed. Although, several studies have been focused on the contribution of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) during challenging walking tasks, the neural mechanism underling fast walking speed in older people remain poorly understood. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the influence of aging on PFC activity during overground walking at preferred and fast speeds. Twenty-five older adults (67.37 ± 5.31 years) and 24 young adults (22.70 ± 1.30 years) walked overground in two conditions: preferred speed and fast walking speed. Five trials were performed for each condition. A wireless functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) system measured PFC activity. Gait parameters were evaluated using the GAITRite system. Overall, older adults presented higher PFC activity than young adults in both conditions. Speed-related change in PFC activity was observed for older adults, but not for young adults. Older adults significantly increased activity in the left PFC from the preferred to fast walking condition whereas young adults had similar levels of PFC activity across conditions. Our findings suggest that older adults need to recruit additional prefrontal cognitive resources to control walking, indicating a compensatory mechanism. In addition, left PFC seems to be involved in the modulation of gait speed in older adults.
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- Vinicius de Belli
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biosciences, Posture and Gait Studies Laboratory (LEPLO), Rio Claro, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biosciences, Posture and Gait Studies Laboratory (LEPLO), Rio Claro, Brazil; Graduate Program in Movement Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biosciences, Posture and Gait Studies Laboratory (LEPLO), Rio Claro, Brazil; Graduate Program in Movement Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biosciences, Posture and Gait Studies Laboratory (LEPLO), Rio Claro, Brazil; Graduate Program in Movement Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil; Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biosciences, Posture and Gait Studies Laboratory (LEPLO), Rio Claro, Brazil; Graduate Program in Movement Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biosciences, Posture and Gait Studies Laboratory (LEPLO), Rio Claro, Brazil; Graduate Program in Movement Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biosciences, Posture and Gait Studies Laboratory (LEPLO), Rio Claro, Brazil; Graduate Program in Movement Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biosciences, Posture and Gait Studies Laboratory (LEPLO), Rio Claro, Brazil; Graduate Program in Movement Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil.
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Yan W, Ji W, Su C, Yu Y, Yu X, Chen L. Anger Experience and Anger Expression Through Drawing in Schizophrenia: An fNIRS Study. Front Psychol 2021; 12:721148. [PMID: 34539522 PMCID: PMC8441178 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.721148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Differences in emotion experience and emotion expression between patients with schizophrenia and the healthy population have long been the focus of research and clinical attention. However, few empirical studies have addressed this topic using art-making as a tool of emotion expression. This study explores the differences in brain mechanism during the process of expressing anger between patients with schizophrenia and healthy participants using pictographic psychological techniques. We used functional near-infrared spectroscopy to fully detect changes in frontal cortex activity among participants in two groups-schizophrenia and healthy-during the process of experiencing and expressing anger. The results showed that there were no differences in the experience of anger between the two groups. In the process of anger expression, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, frontal pole, and other regions showed significant negative activation among patients with schizophrenia, which was significantly different from that of the healthy group. There were significant differences between patients with schizophrenia and the healthy group in the drawing features, drawing contents, and the ability to describe the contents of their drawings. Moreover, the effect size of the latter was greater than those of the former two. In terms of emotion expression, the drawing data and brain activation data were significantly correlated in each group; however, the correlation patterns differed between groups.
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- Wenhua Yan
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.,Affiliate Mental Health Center, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Affiliate Mental Health Center, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Changning Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China
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- The School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- The School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- The School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Affiliate Mental Health Center, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Changning Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China
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