Brain Studies

• B. Hallacoglu, A. Sassaroli, I. Rosenberg, S. Fantini, and A. Troen, "Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation are impaired by folate deficiency in rat: Absolute measurements with non-invasive near-infrared spectroscopy," J. Cereb. Blood Flow Metab. 31, 1482-1492 (2011).
• A. Sassaroli, F. Zheng, M. Pierro, P. R. Bergethon, and S. Fantini, "Phase difference between low-frequency oscillations of cerebral deoxy- and oxy-hemoglobin concentrations during a mental task," J. Innov. Opt. Health Sci 4, 151-158 (2011).
• A. Girouard, E. T. Solovey, L. M. Hirshfield, K. Chauncey, A. Sassaroli, S. Fantini, and R. J. K. Jacob, "Distinguishing difficulty levels with non-invasive brain activity measurements," in INTERACT 2009, T. Gross et al., Eds., Part I, LNCS 5726, 440-452 (2009).
• S. Fantini, D. K. Chen, J. M. Martin, A. Sassaroli, and P. R. Bergethon, "Near-infrared signals associated with electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves," Proc. SPIE 7174 7174C-1 – 7174C-7 (2009)
• A. Sassaroli, F. Zheng, L. H. Hirshfield, A. Girouard, E. T. Solovey, R. J. K. Jacob, and S. Fantini, "Discrimination of mental workload levels in human subjects with functional near-infrared spectroscopy," J. Innov. Opt. Sci.1, 227-237 (2008).
• A. Sassaroli, B. deB. Frederick, Y. Tong, P.F. Renshaw, and S. Fantini, "Spatially weighted BOLD signal for comparison of functional magnetic resonance imaging and near-infrared imaging of the brain," NeuroImage 33, 505-514 (2006).
• Y. Tong, J. M. Martin, A. Sassaroli, P. R. Clervil, P. R. Bergethon, and S. Fantini, "Fast optical signals in the peripheral nervous system," J. Biomed. Opt. 11, 044014-1 to 044014-5 (2006).
• A. Sassaroli, Y. Tong, B. B. Frederick, P. F. Renshaw, B. L. Ehrenberg, and S. Fantini, "Studying brain function with concurrent near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)," Proc SPIE 5693, 161-165 (2005).
• Y. Tong, E. J. Rooney, P. R. Bergethon, J. M. Martin, A. Sassaroli, B. L. Ehrenberg, Vo Van Toi, P. Aggarwal, N. Ambady, and S. Fantini, "Studying brain function with near-infrared spectroscopy concurrently with electroencephalography," Proc SPIE 5693, 444-449 (2005).
• A. Sassaroli, Y. Tong, F. Fabbri, B. Frederick, P. Renshaw, and S. Fantini, "Functional mapping of the human brain with near-infrared spectroscopy in the frequency-domain," Proc. SPIE 5312, 371-377 (2004).
• F. Fabbri, M. E. Henry, P. F. Renshaw, S. Nadgir, B. L. Ehrenberg, M. A. Franceschini, and S. Fantini, "Bilateral near-infrared monitoring of the cerebral concentration and oxygen-saturation of hemoglobin during right unilateral electro-convulsive therapy," Brain Research 992, 193-204 (2003).
• M. A. Franceschini, S. Fantini, J. H. Thompson, J. P. Culver, and D. A. Boas, "Hemodynamic evoked response of the sensorimotor cortex measured noninvasively with near-infrared optical imaging," Psychophysiology 40, 548-560 (2003).
• S. Fantini, P. Aggarwal, K. Chen, M. A. Franceschini, and B. L. Ehrenberg, "Near-infrared spectroscopy and polysomnography during all-night sleep in human subjects," Proc. SPIE 5068, 155-162 (2003).
• M. A. Franceschini, D. A. Boas, A. Zourabian, S. G. Diamond, S. Nadgir, D. W. Lin, J. B. Moore, and S. Fantini, "Near-Infrared Spiroximetry: Non-Invasive Measurement of Venous Saturation in Piglets and Human Subjects," J. Appl. Physiol. 92, 372-384 (2002).
• S. Fantini, P. Aggarwal, K. Chen, and M. A. Franceschini, "Monitoring Brain Activity Using Near-Infrared Light," American Laboratory 33(20), 15-17 (2001).
• D. M. Hueber, M. A. Franceschini, H. Y. Ma, Q. Xu, J. R. Ballesteros, S. Fantini, D. Wallace, V. Ntziachristos, and B. Chance, "Non-Invasive and Quantitative Near-Infrared Hemoglobin Spectrometry in the Piglet Brain During Hypoxic Stress, Using a Frequency-Domain Multi-Distance Instrument," Phys. Med. Biol. 46, 41-62 (2001).
• V. Toronov, M. A. Franceschini, M. Filiaci, M. Wolf, S. Fantini, and E. Gratton, "Near-Infrared Study of Fluctuations in Cerebral Hemodynamics During Rest and Motor Stimulation: Spatial Mapping and Temporal Analysis," Med. Phys. 27, 801-815 (2000).
• M. A. Franceschini, V. Toronov, M. E. Filiaci, E. Gratton, and S. Fantini, "On-Line Optical Imaging of the Human Brain with 160 ms Temporal Resolution," Opt. Express 6, 49-57 (2000).
• M. R. Stankovic, D. Maulik, W. Rosenfeld, P. G. Stubblefield, A. D. Kofinas, E. Gratton, M. A. Franceschini, S. Fantini, and D. M. Hueber, "Role of frequency domain optical spectroscopy in the detection of neonatal brain hemorrhage: A newborn piglet study," J. Matern. Fetal Med. 9, 142-149 (2000).
• S. Fantini, M. A. Franceschini, E. Gratton, D. Hueber, W. Rosenfeld, D. Maulik, P. G. Stubblefield, and M. R. Stankovic, "Non-invasive optical mapping of the piglet brain in real time," Opt. Express 4, 308-314 (1999).
• M. R. Stankovic, D. Maulik, W. Rosenfeld, P. G. Stubblefield, A. D. Kofinas, S. Drexler, R. Nair, M. A. Franceschini, D. Hueber, E. Gratton, and S. Fantini, "Real-Time Optical Imaging of Experimental Brain Ischemia and Hemorrhage in Neonatal Piglets," J. Perinat. Med. 27, 279-286 (1999).
• S. Fantini, D. Hueber, M. A. Franceschini, E. Gratton, W. Rosenfeld, P. G. Stubblefield, D. Maulik, and M. R. Stankovic, "Non-Invasive Optical Monitoring of the Newborn Piglet Brain Using Continuous-Wave and Frequency-Domain Methods," Phys. Med. Biol. 44, 1543-1563 (1999).
• M. A. Franceschini, A. Paunescu, S. Fantini, S. Pratesi, J. S. Maier, G. P. Donzelli, and E. Gratton, "Frequency-Domain Optical Measurements in Vitro on Two- and Three-Layered Tissue-Like Phantoms and in Vivo on Infant Heads," OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics on Advances in Optical Imaging and Photon Migration, J. G. Fujimoto and M. Patterson, eds., (Optical Society of America, Washington, DC 1998), Vol XXI, pp. 232-236.
• E. Gratton, S. Fantini, M. A. Franceschini, G. Gratton, and M. Fabiani, "Measurements of Scattering and Absorption Changes in Muscle and Brain," Phil. Trans. R. Soc. of Lond. B 352, 727-735 (1997).
• R. A. De Blasi, S. Fantini, M. A. Franceschini, M. Ferrari, and E. Gratton, "Cerebral and Muscle Oxygen Saturation Measurement by Frequency-Domain Near-Infra-red Spectrometer," Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 33, 228-230 (1995).
• G. Gratton, M. Fabiani, D. Friedman, M. A. Franceschini, S. Fantini, P. M. Corballis, and E. Gratton, "Rapid Changes of Optical Parameters in the Human Brain During a Tapping Task," J. Cognitive Neuroscience 7, 446-456 (1995).