Preserved foot motor cortex in patients with complete spinal cord injury: A functional near-infrared spectroscopic study

Background. Since the brain is intact, persons with a spinal cord injury (SCI) might benefit from a brain-computer interface (BCI) to improve mobility by making use of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Objective. We aimed to use fNIRS to …

Hand tapping at mixed frequencies requires more motor cortex activity compared to single frequencies: An fNIRS study

Fast cyclic movements and discrete motor acts are controlled differently, presumably because fast cyclic tasks are more automated, thereby depending on different circuits. If fast cyclic movements are made less predictable (e.g., by mixing …

Articulation-based sound perception in verbal repetition: A functional NIRS study

Verbal repetition is a fundamental language capacity where listening and speaking are inextricably coupled with each other. We have recently reported that the left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) harbors articulation-based codes, as evidenced by …

Prefrontal cortex activation during story encoding/ retrieval: A multi-channel functional near-infrared spectroscopy study

Encoding, storage and retrieval constitute three fundamental stages in information processing and memory. They allow for the creation of new memory traces, the maintenance and the consolidation of these traces over time, and the access and recover of …

Emotional modulation of visual cortex activity: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study

Functional neuroimaging and electroencephalography reveal emotional effects in the early visual cortex. Here, we used functional near-infrared spectroscopy to examine haemodynamic responses evoked by neutral, positive and negative emotional pictures, …