ReviewEuropean archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience2022
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy in developmental psychiatry: a review of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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- Quantification of identifying cognitive impairment using olfactory-stimulated functional near-infrared spectroscopy with machine learning: a post hoc analysis of a diagnostic trial and validation of an external additional trial.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2023Trial
- Decreased brain activity within the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in adolescents during cognitive control tasks: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.Neurophotonics · 2026Article
- The use of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) as a potential marker of the efficacy and safety of electroconvulsive therapy.Postepy psychiatrii neurologii · 2025Review
- Phantom for standardization in functional near-infrared spectroscopy, part 1: implementation and usage.Neurophotonics · 2025Article
- Robust photogrammetric scalp morphology estimation for functional optical neuroimaging.Neurophotonics · 2025Article
- Assessment of cortical activity, functional connectivity, and neuroplasticity in cerebral palsy using functional near-infrared spectroscopy: A scoping review.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2025Article
- The functional near infrared spectroscopy applications in children with developmental diseases: a review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Effect of medication on the rostrolateral prefrontal oxygenation and thalamic volume asymmetry in youths with ADHD.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2025Article
- Auxiliary Diagnosis of Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Using Eye-Tracking and Digital Biomarkers: Case-Control Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Article
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- Hyperactivity in ADHD: Friend or Foe?Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Reduced inhibition control ability in children with ADHD due to coexisting learning disorders: an fNIRS study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Brain Function Characteristics of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Aged 4-9 Years During a GO/NOGO Task: An Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2024Article
- Classifying Children with ADHD Based on Prefrontal Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy Using Machine Learning.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2023Article
- [Intellectual status and factors influencing the intelligence in children with attention deficit and hyperactive disorder].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2023Article
- Wearable, high-density fNIRS and diffuse optical tomography technologies: a perspective.Neurophotonics · 2023Article
- Applications of functional near-infrared spectroscopy in non-drug therapy of traditional Chinese medicine: a review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Using fNIRS to evaluate ADHD medication effects on neuronal activity: A systematic literature review.Frontiers in neuroimaging · 2023Article
- Lack of functional brain connectivity was associated with poor inhibition in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder using near-infrared spectroscopy.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Current opinions on the present and future use of functional near-infrared spectroscopy in psychiatry.Neurophotonics · 2023Article
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Abstract
Research has linked executive function (EF) deficits to many of the behavioral symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Evidence of the involvement of EF impairment in ADHD is corroborated by accumulating neuroimaging studies, specifically functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies. However, in recent years, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has become increasingly popular in ADHD research due to its portability, high ecological validity, resistance to motion artifacts, and cost-effectiveness. While numerous studies throughout the past decade have used fNIRS to examine alterations in neural correlates of EF in ADHD, a qualitative review of the reliability of these findings compared with those reported using gold-standard fMRI measurements does not yet exist. The current review aims to fill this gap in the literature by comparing the results generated from a qualitative review of fNIRS studies (children and adolescents ages 6-16 years old) to a meta-analysis of comparable fMRI studies and examining the extent to which the results of these studies align in the context of EF impairment in ADHD. The qualitative analysis of fNIRS studies of ADHD shows a consistent hypoactivity in the right prefrontal cortex in multiple EF tasks. The meta-analysis of fMRI data corroborates altered activity in this region and surrounding areas during EF tasks in ADHD compared with typically developing controls. These findings indicate that fNIRS is a promising functional brain imaging technology for examining alterations in cortical activity in ADHD. We also address the disadvantages of fNIRS, including limited spatial resolution compared with fMRI.
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