Psychedelics and fNIRS neuroimaging: exploring new opportunities
Felix Scholkmann, Franz X. Vollenweider
Neurophotonics December 2, 2022 DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.10.1.013506 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractOptical neuroimaging with functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) holds great potential for studying brain activity changes induced by psychedelics. The current resurgence in psychedelic research and the growing popularity and progress of fNIRS make this an opportune time to establish fNIRS as a tool in this field. The authors aim to encourage both the optical neuroimaging and psychedelic research communities to exploit this momentum and contribute to further development.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Neuroscience Functional near-infrared spectroscopy Popularity Exploit Functional neuroimaging |
| Citations | 10 |
| Key finding | Functional near-infrared spectroscopy has great potential for exploring psychedelic-induced brain activity changes, and the current momentum in both fields makes it an opportune time to establish fNIRS in psychedelic research. |
Abstract
In this Outlook paper, we explain to the optical neuroimaging community as well as the psychedelic research community the great potential of using optical neuroimaging with functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to further explore the changes in brain activity induced by psychedelics. We explain why we believe now is the time to exploit the momentum of the current resurgence of research on the effects of psychedelics and the momentum of the increasing progress and popularity of the fNIRS technique to establish fNIRS in psychedelic research. With this article, we hope to contribute to this development.