The application of near infrared spectroscopy in nutritional intervention studies

Functional near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a non-invasive optical imaging technique used to monitor cerebral blood flow (CBF) and by proxy neuronal activation. The use of NIRS in nutritional intervention studies is a relatively novel application of this technique, with only a small, but growing...

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Main Authors: Philippa A Jackson, David O Kennedy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00473/full