title: Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in functional research of prefrontal cortex.
authors.affiliation: Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University Inuyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Masataka
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Northeastern University Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Leonid
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perlovsky
authors.affiliation: Department of General Systems Studies and Center for Evolutionary Cognitive Sciences, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiraki
keywords: cognition; emotions; functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); hemodynamics; near infrared spectroscopy; oxy-hemoglobin; prefrontal cortex (PFC)