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Rehabilitation Research   Informatics Research


                                       Robotics
 Movement, Work,
                                     Ergonomics
 Language, Hearing
                               "Kansei" (emotion)
 LABNIRS permits brain-function measurements   engineering
 in task environments involving body movements.
 High-density measurements at double the
 conventional spatial resolution improve the   LABNIRS permits real-time NIRS + EEG
 accuracy with which active regions can be   (electroencephalogram) measurements and
 identified.                  data transfer that are effective for robot
                             control and other research.

 Shimadzu's functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy System for


 Research Supports Various Research Applications



 Drug Development

 and Medical Research


 Neuroscience and Psychiatry


 Brain Function of  Education and
 Newborn Babies  Psychology Research


 LABNIRS can be applied to brain function research and   Cognitive Psychology
 drug development for research into mental illnesses,
 such as depression and schizophrenia. It is expected to   Social Psychology
 be used for such application as the prediction of drug
 efficacy and as a monitoring tool for therapeutic   Development and
 efficacy based on brain function. (LABNIRS is not a   Basic Research
 medical device. Use it for research purposes only.)   Education

 Brain Functional  Up to 80 optical fibers in 40 sets allows simultaneous
 Network Research  measurements on multiple subjects. The number of
              measurement channels can be increased in stages to
 Multi-Modality  match the aim of the research and the budget.

 Research


 Multiple channels permit measurement of the entire
 head. Rapid data sampling that is five times faster
 than conventional instruments captures reactions
 resulting from fast neural activities.




            For Research Use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.               functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy System for Research
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