出版社：Faculdade de Psicologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
摘要：Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) has emerged as a valuable tool to
investigate human cognition. One of the most relevant cognitive aspects to be
further explored is the role of executive functions (EF) in cognitive tasks’
performance. The aim of this article is to review empirical studies on EF
processing conducted by means of fNIRS. This systematic review has shown, among
other findings, that the majority of the studies has focused (a) on the neural
correlates of cognitive processing, (b) on the EF components of verbal fluency
and Stroop tasks, (c) mainly on healthy young adults populations, and (d) on
clinical samples, represented most frequently by schizophrenic patients. The
reviewed technique can be considered valid for examining neurobiological
correlates of executive functions.
