Title :
Development and application of optical topography for human brain functions - new measurement methodology for infant brain functions
Author :
Maki, A. ; Pena, M. ; Dehaene-Lambertz, G. ; Fujiwara, M. ; Kawaguchi, F. ; Ichikawa, Y. ; Koizumi, H. ; Mehler, J.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Japan
Abstract :
Understanding the brain function and its developmental process in infants are important themes in the field of brain science from viewpoints of earlier diagnostics of brain functional decrease in infants and establishment of educational way based on scientific theory. Optical topography (OT) has advantages for measurements of infant brain functions because OT is noninvasive and it can measure brain function under natural conditions. The authors are trying measurement of infant language function by using OT to establish a new measurement methodology for infant brain functions. This report shows basic results of the trial and our latest results.
Keywords :
brain; haemodynamics; optical tomography; paediatrics; auditory cortex; correlation coefficients; hemoglobin concentrations; infant brain functions; infant language function; natural hemodynamic fluctuations; neonate temporal lobe; optical topography; Biomedical optical imaging; Brain; Fluctuations; Hemodynamics; Humans; Optical fibers; Pediatrics; Position measurement; Surfaces; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967873
