Using fNIRS to Study Working Memory of Infants in Rural Africa

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  • Begus, Katarina
  • S. Lloyd-Fox
  • D. Halliday
  • M. Papademetriou
  • M. K. Darboe
  • A. M. Prentice
  • S. E. Moore
  • C. E. Elwell

A pilot study was conducted to assess the feasibility of using fNIRS as an alternative to behavioral assessments of cognitive development with infants in rural Africa. We report preliminary results of a study looking at working memory in 12-16-month-olds and discuss the benefits and shortcomings for the potential future use of fNIRS to investigate the effects of nutritional insults and interventions in global health studies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOxygen Transport to Tissue XXXVII
EditorsCE Elwell, TS Leung, DK Harrison
Number of pages7
PublisherSpringer
Publication date2016
Pages273-279
ISBN (Print)978-1-4939-3022-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event42nd Annual Meeting of International-Society-on-Oxygen-Transport-to-Tissue - Manchester
Duration: 28 Jun 2014 → 3 Jul 2014

Conference

Conference42nd Annual Meeting of International-Society-on-Oxygen-Transport-to-Tissue
ByManchester
Periode28/06/2014 → 03/07/2014
SeriesAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Volume876
ISSN0065-2598

    Research areas

  • fNIRS, Working memory, Nutrition, Infants, IRON-DEFICIENCY, BRAIN

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