Trial reportLasers in medical science2017
Beneficial neurocognitive effects of transcranial laser in older adults.
Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07224607 (A Longitudinal Study Investigating the Effects of Photobiomodulation), which is not on this map. Cited by 67 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
A Longitudinal Study Investigating the Effects of Photobiomodulation (PBM) on Cognitive Function and Alzheimer's Disease (AD)-Related Biomarkers in Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or Dementia Due to AD
Who cites it
67 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Photobiomodulation and sleep quality: systematic review and meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2026Pooled it
- Devices used for photobiomodulation of the brain-a comprehensive and systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Systematic review of photobiomodulation for multiple sclerosis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Transcranial Photobiomodulation Improves Cognitive Performance in Young Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Photobiomodulation, photomedicine, and laser surgery · 2019Pooled it
- Transcranial photobiomodulation improves prefrontal oxygenation and impulse control in adults with ADHD: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2026Trial
- Interhemispheric Metabolic Effects of Transcranial Infrared Laser Stimulation of the Prefrontal Cortex.Human brain mapping · 2026Trial
- Near-infrared light-induced transcranial photobiomodulation enhances the visual pathway's function in healthy volunteers.Journal of biomedical optics · 2025Trial
- Transcranial Photobiomodulation (tPBM) With 1,064-nm Laser to Improve Cerebral Metabolism of the Human Brain In Vivo.Lasers in surgery and medicine · 2020Trial
- Transcranial near-infrared photobiomodulation could modulate brain electrophysiological features and attentional performance in healthy young adults.Lasers in medical science · 2019Trial
- Photobiomodulation improves the frontal cognitive function of older adults.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2019Trial
- Effects of transcranial photobiomodulation with near-infrared light on sexual dysfunction.Lasers in surgery and medicine · 2019Trial
- Lights for aging: Can photobiomodulation restore functionality in the cerebral networks of aged individuals?Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Frequency-specific photobiomodulation at theta and gamma enhances cognitive networks and mitigates age-related decline.GeroScience · 2026Article
- Transcranial photobiomodulation with near-infrared laser induces analgesia in rats.The Journal of physiology · 2026Article
- Prediction of treatment responsiveness to home-based transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) intervention for cognitive decline using fNIRS concurrently recorded during tPBM.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- Visual Perception Changes After Transcranial Photobiomodulation: Preliminary Eye-Tracking Study.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Article
- Advances in Photonic Materials and Integrated Devices for Smart and Digital Healthcare: Bridging the Gap Between Materials and Systems.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025Review
- Noninvasive prediction of photon fluence rate in targeted brain regions for personalized transcranial photobiomodulation dosage: model development andBiomedical optics express · 2025Article
- Effects of Chronic Photobiomodulation with Transcranial Near-Infrared Laser on Seizure Frequency and Brain Metabolomics of Rats with Pilocarpine-Induced Seizures.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
- Light buckets and laser beams: mechanisms and applications of photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy.GeroScience · 2025Review
7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors.
Funding
Abstract
Transcranial infrared laser stimulation (TILS) at 1064 nm, 250 mW/cm
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.