Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Electroencephalography: A Multimodal Imaging Approach

نویسندگان

  • Anna C. Merzagora
  • Meltem Izzetoglu
  • Robi Polikar
  • Valerie Weisser
  • Banu Onaral
  • Maria T. Schultheis
چکیده

Although neuroimaging has greatly expanded our knowledge about the brain-behavior relation, combining multiple neuroimaging modalities with complementing strengths can overcome some limitations encountered when using a single modality. Valuable candidates for a multimodal approach are functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and electroencephalography (EEG). fNIRS is an imaging technology that localizes hemodynamic changes within the cortex. However, hemodynamic activation is an intrinsically slow process. On the other hand, EEG has excellent time resolution by directly measuring the manifestation of the brain electrical activity at the scalp. Based on their complementary strengths, the integration of fNIRS and EEG may provide higher spatiotemporal resolution than either method alone. In this effort, we integrate fNIRS and EEG to evaluate the behavioral performance of six healthy adults in a working memory task. To this end, features extracted from fNIRS and EEG were used separately, as well as in combination and their performances were compared against each other.

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تاریخ انتشار 2009