TY - GEN
T1 - Functional near-infrared spectroscopy in addiction treatment
T2 - 7th International Conference on Foundations of Augmented Cognition, AC 2013, Held as Part of 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2013
AU - Bunce, Scott
AU - Harris, Jonathan
AU - Izzetoglu, Kurtulus
AU - Ayaz, Hasan
AU - Izzetoglu, Meltem
AU - Pourrezaei, Kambiz
AU - Onaral, Banu
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - There is growing evidence that there are functional changes in the brains of individuals with substance use disorders. Numerous studies utilizing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have shown that drug cues elicit increased regional blood flow in reward-related brain areas among addicted participants that is not found among normal controls. This finding has prompted leading investigators to suggest fMRI might be useful as a diagnostic or prognostic biomarker of addiction severity. However, fMRI is too costly for routine use in most treatment facilities. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRs) offers an alternative neuroimaging modality that is safe, affordable, and patient-friendly. This manuscript reviews evidence that fNIRs can be used to differentiate prefrontal cortical responses of current alcohol dependent participants from alcohol dependent patients in treatment for 90-180 days. Differential responses to both alcohol and natural reward cues in both groups suggests fNIRs might serve as a clinic-friendly neuroimaging technology to inform clinical practice.
AB - There is growing evidence that there are functional changes in the brains of individuals with substance use disorders. Numerous studies utilizing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have shown that drug cues elicit increased regional blood flow in reward-related brain areas among addicted participants that is not found among normal controls. This finding has prompted leading investigators to suggest fMRI might be useful as a diagnostic or prognostic biomarker of addiction severity. However, fMRI is too costly for routine use in most treatment facilities. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRs) offers an alternative neuroimaging modality that is safe, affordable, and patient-friendly. This manuscript reviews evidence that fNIRs can be used to differentiate prefrontal cortical responses of current alcohol dependent participants from alcohol dependent patients in treatment for 90-180 days. Differential responses to both alcohol and natural reward cues in both groups suggests fNIRs might serve as a clinic-friendly neuroimaging technology to inform clinical practice.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-39454-6_26
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-39454-6_26
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84884827162
SN - 9783642394539
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 250
EP - 258
BT - Foundations of Augmented Cognition - 7th International Conference, AC 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013, Proceedings
Y2 - 21 July 2013 through 26 July 2013
ER -