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    J Neurosci Methods. 2009 Mar 30;178(1):162-73. Epub 2008 Dec 11.

    Optical coherence tomography (OCT) reveals depth-resolved dynamics during functional brain activation.

    Chen Y, Aguirre AD, Ruvinskaya L, Devor A, Boas DA, Fujimoto JG.

    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

    Optical intrinsic signal imaging (OISI) provides two-dimensional, depth-integrated activation maps of brain activity. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides depth-resolved, cross-sectional images of functional brain activation. Co-registered OCT and OISI imaging was performed simultaneously on the rat somatosensory cortex through a thinned skull during forepaw electrical stimulation. Fractional signal change measurements made by OCT revealed a functional signal that correlates well with that of the intrinsic hemodynamic signals and provides depth-resolved, layer-specific dynamics in the functional activation patterns indicating retrograde vessel dilation. OCT is a promising a new technology which provides complementary information to OISI for functional neuroimaging.

    PMID: 19121336 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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