| Literature DB >> 19121336 |
Yu Chen1, Aaron D Aguirre, Lana Ruvinskaya, Anna Devor, David A Boas, James G Fujimoto.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19121336 PMCID: PMC3004397 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2008.11.026
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurosci Methods ISSN: 0165-0270 Impact factor: 2.390