ArticleBrain and behavior2016
Different mechanosensory stimulations of the lower back elicit specific changes in hemodynamics and oxygenation in cortical sensorimotor areas-A fNIRS study.
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- Modulation of Brain Activity in Patients with Acute Non-Specific Low Back Pain by Wentong Guan Therapy: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- A study based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy: Cortical responses to music interventions in patients with myofascial pain syndrome.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
- Systemic physiology augmented functional near-infrared spectroscopy: a powerful approach to study the embodied human brain.Neurophotonics · 2022Article
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- Neural Signatures of Handgrip Fatigue in Type 1 Diabetic Men and Women.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2020Article
- Applications of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Neuroimaging in Exercise⁻Cognition Science: A Systematic, Methodology-Focused Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2018Review
- Functional near-infrared spectroscopy in movement science: a systematic review on cortical activity in postural and walking tasks.Neurophotonics · 2017Review
- Signal Processing in Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS): Methodological Differences Lead to Different Statistical Results.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2017Article
- Different mechanosensory stimulations of the lower back elicit specific changes in hemodynamics and oxygenation in cortical sensorimotor areas-A fNIRS study.Brain and behavior · 2016Article
- Cortical Sensorimotor Processing of Painful Pressure in Patients with Chronic Lower Back Pain-An Optical Neuroimaging Study using fNIRS.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2016Article
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Abstract
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objectivesThis study aimed at investigating the feasibility of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to measure changes in cerebral hemodynamics and oxygenation evoked by painful and nonpainful mechanosensory stimulation on the lower back. The main objectives were to investigate whether cortical activity can be (1) detected using functional fNIRS, and (2) if it is possible to distinguish between painful and nonpainful pressure as well as a tactile brushing stimulus based on relative changes in oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin ([O
methodsTwenty right-handed subjects (33.5 ± 10.7 years; range 20-61 years; 8 women) participated in the study. Painful and nonpainful pressure stimulation was exerted with a thumb grip perpendicularly to the
resultsCharacteristic relative changes in [O
conclusionThe results indicate that fNIRS is sensitive enough to detect varying hemodynamic responses to different types of mechanosensory stimulation. The acquired data will serve as a foundation for further investigations in patients with chronic lower back pain. The future aim is to disentangle possible maladaptive neuroplastic changes in sensorimotor areas during painful and nonpainful lower back stimulations based on fNIRS neuroimaging.
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