Exploring Cognitive Functions in Babies, Children & Adults with Near Infrared Spectroscopy

JoVE 1268 7/28/2009

Mark H. Shalinsky¹, Iouila Kovelman¹, Melody S. Berens², Laura-Ann Petitto²

¹Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ²Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough

Here we describe a data collection and data analysis method for functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), a novel non-invasive brain imaging system used in cognitive neuroscience, particularly in studying child brain development. This method provides a universal standard of data acquisition and analysis vital to data interpretation and scientific discovery.