Enlightening the brain

Optical imaging (NIRS) has been introduced to cognitive neuroscience in recent years. It has decisive advantages in comparison with other imaging methods, namely easy application, insensitivity to movement artifacts and high temporal resolution. Accordingly, it is recommended for studies of cognitive neurodevelopment investigating neonates and children, and for researchers in psychiatry. We have developed various standard analysis approaches for this method, overcoming limitations such as the high variability of the so called “differential pathlength factor” (DPF). We investigated the reliability of the method and applied optical imaging in various studies including psychiatric and neurological patients (see also other projects). Furthermore, we explored the foundations of the neurovascular response (post-stimulus undershoot of the BOLD signal) with a multimodal imaging approach (plus fMRI).

 

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M. L. Schroeter, S. Cutini, M. W. Wahl, R. Scheid, D. Y. von Cramon
Neurovascular coupling is impaired in cerebral microangiopathy – An event-related Stroop study. NeuroImage 34(2007): 26-34. IF 6.2

M. L. Schroeter, M. M. Bücheler, C. Preul, R. Scheid, T. Guthke, O. Schmiedel, D. Y. von Cramon
Corrigendum to Spontaneous slow hemodynamic oscillations are impaired in cerebral microangiopathy. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism 27(2007): 1094.

M. Boecker, M. M. Buecheler, M. L. Schroeter, S. Gauggel
Prefrontal brain activation during stop-signal response inhibition: An event-related functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. Behavioral Brain Research 176(2007): 259-266. IF 2.8

M. L. Schroeter
Enlightening the brain - Optical imaging in cognitive neuroscience. MPI Series in Cognitive Neuroscience, Leipzig, Germany, 2006. ISBN 3-936816-46-8.

M. L. Schroeter, T. Kupka, T. Mildner, K. Uludag, D. Y. von Cramon
Investigating the post-stimulus undershoot of the BOLD signal – a simultaneous fMRI and fNIRS study. NeuroImage 30(2006): 349-358. IF 6.2

M. L. Schroeter, M. M. Bücheler, R. Scheid
Circadian variability is negligible in primary visual cortices as measured by fNIRS. International Journal of Psychophysiology 62(2006): 9-13. IF 2.6

M. Böcker, M. L. Schroeter
Signal- und bildgebende Verfahren: Nahinfrarotspektroskopie (NIRS). In: S. Gauggel, M. Herrmann (2006) Handbuch der Neuro- und Biopsychologie. Hogrefe Verlag, Göttingen, Germany, pp 211-219.

M. L. Schroeter, M. M. Bücheler, C. Preul, R. Scheid, T. Guthke, O. Schmiedel, D. Y. von Cramon
Spontaneous slow hemodynamic oscillations are impaired in cerebral microangiopathy. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism 25(2005): 1675-1684. IF 5.7

M. L. Schroeter, M. Bücheler, K. Müller, K. Uludag, H. Obrig, G. Lohmann, M. Tittgemeyer, A. Villringer, D. Y. von Cramon
Towards a standard analysis for functional near-infrared imaging. NeuroImage 21(2004): 283-290. IF 6.2

M. L. Schroeter, S. Zysset, D. Y. von Cramon
Shortening intertrial intervals in event-related cognitive studies with near-infrared spectroscopy. NeuroImage: 22(2004): 341-346. IF 6.2

M. L. Schroeter, M. Wahl, S. Zysset, D. Y. von Cramon
Prefrontal activation due to Stroop interference increases during development – an event-related fNIRS study. NeuroImage 23(2004): 1317-1325. IF 6.2

M. L. Schroeter, O. Schmiedel, D. Y. von Cramon
Spontaneous low frequency oscillations decline in the aging brain. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism 24(2004): 1183-1191. IF 5.7

M. L. Schroeter, S. Zysset, F. Kruggel, D. Y. von Cramon
Age-dependency of the hemodynamic response as measured by functional near-infrared spectroscopy. NeuroImage 19(2003): 555-564. IF 6.2

M. L. Schroeter, S. Zysset, T. Kupka, F. Kruggel, D. Y. von Cramon
Near-infrared spectroscopy can detect brain activity during a color-word matching Stroop task in an event-related design. Human Brain Mapping 17(2002): 61-71. IF 6.0

S. J. Moser, S. Cutini, P. Weber, M. L. Schroeter
Right prefrontal brain activation due to Stroop interference is altered in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder - An fNIRS study. Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging (2009): In Press. IF 2.8 arch - Neuroimaging (2009): In Press. IF 2.8

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