Using fNIRS to Study Working Memory of Infants in Rural Africa.
K Begus;
S Lloyd-Fox;
D Halliday;
M Papademetriou;
MK Darboe;
AM Prentice;
SE Moore;
CE Elwell;
(2016)
Using fNIRS to Study Working Memory of Infants in Rural Africa.
In: UNSPECIFIED, (ed.)
Adv Exp Med Biol.
Springer Verlag, pp. 273-9.
ISBN 0065-2598
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3023-4_34
: 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.<br/>