Psychedelics and fNIRS neuroimaging: exploring new opportunities
Felix Scholkmann, Franz X. Vollenweider
Neurophotonics December 2, 2022 DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.10.1.013506 (opens in new tab)
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| Keywords | Functional near-infrared spectroscopy Popularity Exploit Functional neuroimaging Cognitive psychology Data science Cognitive science |
| Citations | 10 |
| Key findings | 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.