We characterize the hemodynamic response changes near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) during the presentation of in the main olfactory bulb (MOB) of anesthetized rats with three different odorants: (i) plain air a...We characterize the hemodynamic response changes near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) during the presentation of in the main olfactory bulb (MOB) of anesthetized rats with three different odorants: (i) plain air as a reference (Blank), (ii) 2-heptanone (HEP), and (iii) isopropylbenzene (Ib). Odorants generate different changes in the concentrations of oxy- hemoglobin. Our results suggest that NIRS technology might be useful in discriminating various odorants in a non-invasive manner using animals with a superb olfactory system.展开更多
基金The MKE(The Ministry of Knowledge Economy),Korea,under the ITRC(Information Technology Research Center)support program supervised by the NIPA(National IT Industry Promotion Agency) (NIPA-2012-H0301-12-2006)Brain Research Center(BRC)(2012K001127),The MKE(10033634-2012-21)National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)(2012-0005787)
文摘We characterize the hemodynamic response changes near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) during the presentation of in the main olfactory bulb (MOB) of anesthetized rats with three different odorants: (i) plain air as a reference (Blank), (ii) 2-heptanone (HEP), and (iii) isopropylbenzene (Ib). Odorants generate different changes in the concentrations of oxy- hemoglobin. Our results suggest that NIRS technology might be useful in discriminating various odorants in a non-invasive manner using animals with a superb olfactory system.