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| Title |
Psychological benefits 2 and 4 weeks after a single treatment with near infrared light to the forehead: a pilot study of 10 patients with major depression and anxiety
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| Published in |
Behavioral and Brain Functions, December 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1744-9081-5-46 |
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| Authors |
Fredric Schiffer, Andrea L Johnston, Caitlin Ravichandran, Ann Polcari, Martin H Teicher, Robert H Webb, Michael R Hamblin |
| Abstract |
Many studies have reported beneficial effects from the application of near-infrared (NIR) light photobiomodulation (PBM) to the body, and one group has reported beneficial effects applying it to the brain in stroke patients. We have reported that the measurement of a patient's left and right hemispheric emotional valence (HEV) may clarify data and guide lateralized treatments. We sought to test whether a NIR treatment could 1. improve the psychological status of patients, 2. show a relationship between immediate psychological improvements when HEV was taken into account, and 3. show an increase in frontal pole regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), and 4. be applied without side effects. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 30 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 23% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 7% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Ireland | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 18 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 27 | 90% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 7% |
| Scientists | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 214 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 209 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 34 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 8% |
| Other | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 52 | 24% |
| Unknown | 56 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 35 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 13% |
| Neuroscience | 27 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 6% |
| Engineering | 13 | 6% |
| Other | 33 | 15% |
| Unknown | 66 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 154. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 February 2024.
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