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Individual optimal attentional strategy during implicit motor learning boosts frontoparietal neural processing efficiency: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study
摘要： Introduction: Optimal focus of attention is a crucial factor for improving motor learning. Most previous studies have shown that directing attention to movement outcome (external focus; EF) is more effective than directing attention to body movement itself (internal focus; IF). However, our recent studies demonstrated that the optimal attentional strategy in healthy and clinical populations varies depending on individual motor imagery ability. To explore the neurological basis underlying individual optimal attentional strategy during motor learning tasks, in the present study, we measured frontoparietal activities using functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Methods: Twenty‐eight participants performed a visuomotor learning task requiring circular tracking. During the task, the participants were required to direct their attention internally or externally. The individual optimal attentional strategy was determined by comparing the after‐effect sizes between the IF and EF conditions. Results: Fifteen participants showed larger after‐effects under the EF condition (External‐dominant), whereas the others showed larger after‐effects under the IF condition (Internal‐dominant). Based on the differences in neural activities between Internal‐ and External‐dominant groups, we identified the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (Brodmann area 46) and right somatosensory association cortex (Brodmann area 7) as the neural bases associated with individual optimal attentional strategy during motor learning. Furthermore, we observed a significant negative correlation, that is, lower activity in these areas was associated with a larger after‐effect size under the optimal attentional strategy. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrated that more efficient neural processing in the frontoparietal area under the individual optimal attentional strategy can accelerate motor learning.
关键词： individual differences,dorsolateral prefrontal cortex,somatosensory association cortex,visuomotor learning,functional near‐infrared spectroscopy,focus of attention
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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Vis-NIR spectroscopy Combined with Wavelengths Selection by PSO Optimization Algorithm for Simultaneous Determination of Four Quality Parameters and Classification of Soy Sauce
摘要： The performance of Vis-NIR techniques combined with variable select by a simple modified particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm for the determination of four quality parameters in soy sauce was evaluated. Compared with full-spectral support vector machine regression (Full-SVMR) and SVMR based on competitive adaptive reweighted sampling (CARS-SVM) method, the application of PSO wavelength selection provided a notably improved SVM regression model. The root-mean-square error of amino acid nitrogen, salt, total acid content, and color ratio obtained by PSO-SVMR are 0.0075 g/100 ml, 0.2176 g/100 ml, 0.0077 g/100 ml, and 0.0506 in predicted sets, respectively. The correlation coefficients of predicted sets obtained by PSO-SVMR reached 0.9997, 0.9462, 0.9996, and 0.9998, respectively. Meanwhile, a classification study constructed with principal component analysis and SVM classification model based on the feature wavelengths selected by PSO shows that Vis-NIR spectra can be used to classify soy sauce according to their brands and quality. The result showed that the Vis-NIR spectroscopy technique based on PSO wavelength selection has high potential to predict the quality parameters in a nondestructive way. This analytical tool may also contribute to the detection of fraud and mislabeling in the soy sauce market and certainly contribute to improvement in quality and reliability of the soy sauce market.
关键词： Quality parameters,Wavelength selection,Modified particle swarm optimization algorithm,Visible and near-infrared spectroscopy,Soy sauce
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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Decorative near-infrared transmission filters featuring high-efficiency and angular-insensitivity employing 1D photonic crystals
摘要： We present a new scheme for visibly-opaque but near-infrared-transmitting filters involving 7 layers based on one-dimensional ternary photonic crystals, with capabilities in reaching nearly 100% transmission efficiency in the near-infrared region. Different decorative reflection colors can be created by adding additional three layers while maintaining the near-infrared transmission performance. In addition, our proposed structural colors show great angular insensitivity up to ±60° for both transverse electric and transverse magnetic polarizations, which are highly desired in various fields. The facile strategy described here involves a simple deposition method for the fabrication, thereby having great potential in diverse applications such as image sensors, anti-counterfeit tag, and optical measurement systems.
关键词： colored decorations,multilayer structures,photonic crystals,near-infrared (NIR)-transmitting filters
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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Dynamic cortical connectivity alterations associated with Alzheimer's disease: An EEG and fNIRS integration study
摘要： Emerging evidence indicates that cognitive deficits in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are associated with disruptions in brain network. Exploring alterations in the AD brain network is therefore of great importance for understanding and treating the disease. This study employs an integrative functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) – electroencephalography (EEG) analysis approach to explore dynamic, regional alterations in the AD-linked brain network. FNIRS and EEG data were simultaneously recorded from 14 participants (8 healthy controls and 6 patients with mild AD) during a digit verbal span task (DVST). FNIRS-based spatial constraints were used as priors for EEG source localization. Graph-based indices were then calculated from the reconstructed EEG sources to assess regional differences between the groups. Results show that patients with mild AD revealed weaker and suppressed cortical connectivity in the high alpha band and in beta band to the orbitofrontal and parietal regions. AD-induced brain networks, compared to the networks of age-matched healthy controls, were mainly characterized by lower degree, clustering coefficient at the frontal pole and medial orbitofrontal across all frequency ranges. Additionally, the AD group also consistently showed higher index values for these graph-based indices at the superior temporal sulcus. These findings not only validate the feasibility of utilizing the proposed integrated EEG-fNIRS analysis to better understand the spatiotemporal dynamics of brain activity, but also contribute to the development of network-based approaches for understanding the mechanisms that underlie the progression of AD.
关键词： Alzheimer’s disease,Brain network,Functional near-infrared spectroscopy,Graph theory,EEG source imaging
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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Replacement Orthogonal Wavelengths Selection as a new method for multivariate calibration in spectroscopy
摘要： Wavelength selection is a critical step in multivariate calibration. Variable selection methods are used to find the most relevant variables, leading to improved prediction accuracy, while simplifying both the built models and their interpretation. In addition, different spectrophotometer designs and measurement principles result in non-destructive technologies applied in many fields, such as agriculture, food chemistry and pharmaceutics. However, an on-chip or portable device does not allow acquiring data from a large number of wavelengths. Therefore, the most informative combination of a limited number of variables should be selected. The Replacement Orthogonal Wavelengths Selection (ROWS) method is described here as a new method. This algorithm aims at selecting as few wavelengths as possible, while keeping or improving the prediction performance of the model, compared to when no variable selection is applied. The ROWS is applied to several near infrared spectroscopic data sets leading to improved analytical figures of merits upon wavelength selection in comparison to a built PLS model using entire spectral range. The performance of the ROWS-MLR method was compared to the FCAM-PLS method. The resulting models are not significantly different from those of FCAM-PLS; however, it involves a significantly smaller amount of variables.
关键词： Replacement Method,ROWS-MLR,Orthogonalization,FCAM-PLS,Near-Infrared spectroscopy
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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Imaging of endogenous hydrogen peroxide during the process of cell mitosis and mouse brain development with a near-infrared ratiometric fluorescent probe
摘要： Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is emerging as a new second messenger, which plays vital roles in intracellular signaling, thereby triggering physiological variations in terms of proliferation, differentiation, and migration. As known, cell mitosis has closely association to the intracellular level of H2O2, which contribute to the significant effects on the brain development, especially during the critical period of immaturity. Unfortunately, imaging H2O2 in mammalian brain is still challenging. Herein, to further investigate the biological roles of endogenous H2O2 in cells mitosis, we develop a near-infrared ratiometric fluorescent probe Cy-PFS for specifically imaging of endogenous H2O2 in cells and in vivo. Employing the probe Cy-PFS, we examine the critical effects of endogenous H2O2 on cells proliferation in live hippocampal neurons cells, our results provide strong evidences for H2O2 signaling in cell mitosis through growth factor signaling. Furthermore, we successfully demonstrate the close association of endogenous H2O2 level changes with the brain development at various stages. We envision that this present probe has potential as a promising useful chemical imaging tool for exploring the roles of H2O2 in cell mitosis.
关键词： cell mitosis,Hydrogen peroxide,endogenous H2O2,brain development,near-infrared ratiometric fluorescent probe
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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InGaAs-GaAs Nanowire Avalanche Photodiodes Toward Single Photon Detection in Free-Running Mode
摘要： Single photon detection at near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths is critical for light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems used in imaging technologies such as autonomous vehicle trackers and atmospheric remote sensing. Portable, high-performance LiDAR relies on silicon-based single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) due to their extremely low dark count rate (DCR) and afterpulsing probability, but their operation wavelengths are typically limited up to 905 nm. Although InGaAs-InP SPADs offer an alternative platform to extend the operation wavelengths to eye-safe ranges, their high DCR and afterpulsing severely limit their commercial applications. Here we propose a new selective absorption and multiplication avalanche photodiode (SAM-APD) platform composed of vertical InGaAs-GaAs nanowire arrays for single photon detection. Among a total of 4400 nanowires constituting one photodiode, each avalanche event is confined in a single nanowire, which means that the avalanche volume and the number of filled traps can be drastically reduced in our approach. This leads to an extremely small afterpulsing probability compared with conventional InGaAs-based SPADs and enables operation in free-running mode. We show DCR below 10 Hz, due to reduced fill factor, with photon count rates of 7.8 MHz and timing jitter less than 113 ps, which suggest that nanowire-based NIR focal plane arrays for single photon detection can be designed without active quenching circuitry that severely restricts pixel density and portability in NIR commercial SPADs. Therefore, the proposed work based on vertical nanowires provides a new degree of freedom in designing avalanche photodetectors and could be a stepping stone for high-performance InGaAs SPADs.
关键词： free-running mode,InGaAs-GaAs,single photon detection,avalanche photodiodes,near-infrared,nanowires
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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Granular lesions of short-wavelength and near-infrared autofluorescence in diabetic macular oedema
摘要： Objectives To document and characterise hyper- and hypo-re?ective lesions, which we describe as ‘granular’ on short-wavelength auto?uorescence (SW-AF) and near-infrared (NIR)-AF images in diabetic macular oedema (DMO). Methods Consecutive 103 eyes of 78 patients suffering from centre-involving DMO were reviewed retrospectively. Mosaics of hyper- and hypo-?uorescent dots on both SW-AF and NIR-AF signals were delineated and de?ned as granular lesions in the macula. We evaluated the association of such lesions with the logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution visual acuity (logMAR VA) and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) images. Results Diffuse mosaics of hyper- and hypo-?uorescent dots were delineated in 36 and 45 eyes on SW-AF and NIR-AF images, respectively, and both AF images de?ned granular lesions in 33 eyes. These lesions were delineated in both the fovea and extrafoveal areas on NIR-AF images but were limited to the parafoveal and perifoveal sub?elds on SW-AF images. There was a signi?cant difference in logMAR VA between eyes with and without granular lesions (0.358 ± 0.269 vs. 0.185 ± 0.234; P = 0.001). Granular lesions were associated with the mosaic pattern on NIR-AF images (P < 0.001) but not with other parameters on SW-AF and NIR-AF images. The retinal thickness in the central sub?eld was greater in eyes with granular lesions (538.0 ± 163.6 μm vs. 448.8 ± 120.2 μm; P = 0.003). Granular lesions were associated with ELM disruption and hyper-re?ective foci in the outer retinal layers (P = 0.004 and P = 0.037, respectively). Conclusions Granular lesions de?ned on both SW-AF and NIR-AF images were related to retinal oedema with photoreceptor damage and concomitant VA reduction in DMO.
关键词： diabetic macular oedema,photoreceptor damage,near-infrared auto?uorescence,granular lesions,short-wavelength auto?uorescence
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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Tunable near-infrared perfect absorber based on the hybridization of phase-change material and nanocross-shaped resonators
摘要： Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) is a kind of non-volatile chalcogenide phase-change material, which has a significant difference in permittivity between its amorphous and crystalline states in the infrared range. On account of this remarkable property, the combination of GST and metamaterials has great potential in tunable meta-devices. In this paper, a perfect absorber based on a nanocross-resonator array stacked above a GST spacer layer and an Au mirror (i.e., a metal-dielectric-metal configuration) is designed and experimentally demonstrated. A thin indium tin oxide (ITO) protective layer is inserted between the GST spacer and the Au resonator to avoid heat-induced oxidation of the GST layer during phase transition. We found that the ITO layer not only can protect the GST layer from deterioration, but also allows a significant blue shift in the absorption peak from 1.808 lm to 1.559 lm by optimizing the thickness of the two dielectric layers without scaling down the size of the metal structure, which provides a more feasible idea in pushing the absorption peak to higher frequency. The LC circuit model is presented to explain this blue-shift phenomenon, which is mainly attributed to the engineering of the dielectric environment of the parallel plate capacitance. In addition, such good performance in dynamitic modulation makes this perfect absorber a robust candidate for optical switching and modulating in various situations.
关键词： metamaterials,near-infrared,nanocross-shaped resonators,phase-change material,tunable,perfect absorber,GST
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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Near-infrared optical investigations of snow, ice, and water layers on diffuse reflecting surfaces
摘要： While most experiments on water or ice utilize rather complex, elaborate, and expensive apparatus in order to obtain reliable optical data, here we present a simple and affordable setup that enables us to perform near-infrared measurements on water, ice, and snow on top of rough diffuse reflecting surfaces such as concrete, stone, pavement, or asphalt. By using the properties of diffuse scattering instead of specular reflection, we are able to determine the imaginary part of the refraction index of water without using any liquid cells. In addition, we demonstrate that the snow spectra can be well described by newly developed two-dimensional ray tracing simulations.
关键词： snow,ice,water layers,optical investigations,near-infrared,diffuse reflecting surfaces
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46