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Effects of hypnotics on prefrontal cortex activity during a verbal fluency task in healthy male subjects: A near-infrared spectroscopy study.

Yoshiyuki TsurutaKunihiro IwamotoMasahiro BannoNaoko KawanoKunihiro KohmuraSeiko MiyataHiroshige FujishiroYukihiro NodaAkiko NodaShuji IritaniNorio Ozaki
Published in: Human psychopharmacology (2018)
The differential effects of two types of hypnotics on oxy-Hb change measured by NIRS were observed in acute dosing, suggesting that when assessing brain activity of patients with psychiatric disorders, researchers should consider how certain types of hypnotics can influence brain function. This would also provide useful information to clinicians when prescribing hypnotics suitable for their patients' conditions.
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