Investigating brain hemodynamics of ADHD patients by functional near infrared spectroscopy

Author

Serap, S. ; Tapsin, M. ; Akin, Abdulkadir

fYear

2009

fDate

3-6 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

3028

Lastpage

3030

Abstract

Inhibition of prepotent response is an executive function and is subserved by prefrontal cortex of the brain in healthy subjects. Damage to these regions results in response inhibition deficits. Response inhibition deficits have been linked to several neurological disorders. Some disorders like ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is associated with general cognitive impairments in addition to inhibitory deficits. In this study, attentional processes in ADHD have been examined using matching Stroop task and fNIRS (functional near-infrared spectroscopy).

Keywords

bio-optics; biomedical measurement; brain; cognition; haemodynamics; infrared spectroscopy; medical disorders; neurophysiology; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; brain hemodynamics; cognitive impairment; functional NIRS; functional near infrared spectroscopy; matching Stroop task; neurological disorder; prefrontal cortex; response inhibition deficits; Adult; Algorithms; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Brain; Case-Control Studies; Cognition Disorders; Female; Hemodynamics; Humans; Male; Neuropsychological Tests; Prefrontal Cortex; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Software; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3296-7

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333293

Filename

5333293