Detecting Motor Learning-Related fNIRS Activity by Applying Removal of Systemic Interferences

作者:Nambu Isao*; Imai Takahiro; Saito Shota; Sato Takanori; Wada Yasuhiro
来源:IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS, 2017, E100D(1): 242-245.
DOI:10.1587/transinf.2016EDL8132

摘要

Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a non-invasive neuroimaging technique, suitable for measurement during motor learning. However, effects of contamination by systemic artifacts derived from the scalp layer on learning-related fNIRS signals remain unclear. Here we used fNIRS to measure activity of sensorimotor regions while participants performed a visuomotor task. The comparison of results using a general linear model with and without systemic artifact removal shows that systemic artifact removal can improve detection of learning-related activity in sensorimotor regions, suggesting the importance of removal of systemic artifacts on learning-related cerebral activity.

  • 出版日期2017-1