Evaluating feasibility of functional near-infrared spectroscopy in dolphins.
Alexander RueschDeepshikha AcharyaEli BulgerJiaming CaoJ Christopher McKnightMercy ManleyAndreas FahlmanBarbara G Shinn-CunninghamJana M KainerstorferPublished in: Journal of biomedical optics (2023)
. We speculate that many measurement repetitions will be required to overcome hemodynamic signals originating predominantly from the muscle layer above the skull. NIRS measurements of muscle tissue are feasible today with source-detector separations of 50 mm, or even less.