ReviewFrontiers in neuroscience2022
Looking for "fNIRS Signature" in Autism Spectrum: A Systematic Review Starting From Preschoolers.
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- Sex-differences in resting state dorsolateral prefrontal cortex: comparing motion correction methods in resting state functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).Brain structure & function · 2026Article
- Prefrontal activation and connectivity during verbal fluency in autism Spectrum disorder: an fNIRS study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Phantom for standardization in functional near-infrared spectroscopy, part 1: implementation and usage.Neurophotonics · 2025Article
- The neural bases of language processing during social and non-social contexts: a fNIRS study of autistic and neurotypical preschool-aged children.Molecular autism · 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
- fNIRS as a biomarker for X-linked neurodevelopmental disorders: leveraging visual processing to assess brain function?Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Functional near-infrared spectroscopy characteristics in children with autism spectrum disorder under animated video modeling therapy.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- The Neural Bases of Language Processing During Social and Non-Social Contexts: A fNIRS Study of Autistic and Neurotypical Preschool-Aged Children.Research square · 2024Article
- Atypical brain lateralization for speech processing at the sublexical level in autistic children revealed by fNIRS.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- What are quantitative traits and how can they be used in autism research?Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2023Article
- A Potential Biomarker of Brain Activity in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Pilot fNIRS Study in Female Preschoolers.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- The use of functional near-infrared spectroscopy in tracking neurodevelopmental trajectories in infants and children with or without developmental disorders: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Review
- Using fNIRS to evaluate ADHD medication effects on neuronal activity: A systematic literature review.Frontiers in neuroimaging · 2023Article
- Interdisciplinary views of fNIRS: Current advancements, equity challenges, and an agenda for future needs of a diverse fNIRS research community.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2023Review
- Systematic Bibliometric and Visualized Analysis of Research Hotspots and Trends on Autism Spectrum Disorder Neuroimaging.Disease markers · 2022Article
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Abstract
Accumulating evidence suggests that functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) can provide an essential bridge between our current understanding of neural circuit organization and cortical activity in the developing brain. Indeed, fNIRS allows studying brain functions through the measurement of neurovascular coupling that links neural activity to subsequent changes in cerebral blood flow and hemoglobin oxygenation levels. While the literature offers a multitude of fNIRS applications to typical development, only recently this tool has been extended to the study of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). The exponential rise of scientific publications on this topic during the last years reflects the interest to identify a "fNIRS signature" as a biomarker of high translational value to support both early clinical diagnosis and treatment outcome. The purpose of this systematic review is to describe the updating clinical applications of fNIRS in NDDs, with a specific focus on preschool population. Starting from this rationale, a systematic search was conducted for relevant studies in different scientific databases (Pubmed, Scopus, and Web of Science) resulting in 13 published articles. In these studies, fNIRS was applied in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or infants at high risk of developing ASD. Both functional connectivity in resting-state conditions and task-evoked brain activation using multiple experimental paradigms were used in the selected investigations, suggesting that fNIRS might be considered a promising method for identifying early quantitative biomarkers in the autism field.
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