title: Twenty years of functional near-infrared spectroscopy: introduction for the special issue.
abstract: Papers from four different groups were published in 1993 demonstrating the ability of functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to non-invasively measure hemoglobin concentration responses to brain function in humans. This special issue commemorates the first 20years of fNIRS research. The 9 reviews and 49 contributed papers provide a comprehensive survey of the exciting advances driving the field forward and of the myriad of applications that will benefit from fNIRS.
authors: Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA.
authors: David A
authors: DA
authors: Boas
authors: Clare E
authors: CE
authors: Elwell
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Ferrari
authors: Gentaro
authors: G
authors: Taga
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000295:instrumentation; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D059907:Functional Neuroimaging / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000473:pathology; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology; D009462:Neurology / Q000295:instrumentation; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation
keywords: Brain function; Brain imaging; Cognitive neuroscience; Functional near-infrared spectroscopy; Hemoglobin; Neuro-development; Neuroscience; Neurovascular coupling; Optical imaging; fNIRS