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Open Access 01-12-2012 | Review

Functional near-infrared spectroscopy studies in children

Authors: Shinichiro Nagamitsu, Yushiro Yamashita, Hidetaka Tanaka, Toyojiro Matsuishi

Published in: BioPsychoSocial Medicine | Issue 1/2012

Abstract

Psychosomatic and developmental behavioral medicine in pediatrics has been the subject of significant recent attention, with infants, school-age children, and adolescents frequently presenting with psychosomatic, behavioral, and psychiatric symptoms. These may be a consequence of insecurity of attachment, reduced self-confidence, and peer -relationship conflicts during their developmental stages. Developmental cognitive neuroscience has revealed significant associations between specific brain lesions and particular cognitive dysfunctions. Thus, identifying the biological deficits underlying such cognitive dysfunction may provide new insights into therapeutic prospects for the management of those symptoms in children. Recent advances in noninvasive neuroimaging techniques, and especially functional near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), have contributed significant findings to the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience in pediatrics. We present here a comprehensive review of functional NIRS studies of children who have developed normally and of children with psychosomatic and behavioral disorders.

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Title: Functional near-infrared spectroscopy studies in children
Authors: Shinichiro Nagamitsu
Yushiro Yamashita
Hidetaka Tanaka
Toyojiro Matsuishi
Publication date: 01-12-2012
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BioPsychoSocial Medicine / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1751-0759
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0759-6-7

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