Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 171, Issue 3 , Pages 252-257 , 31 March 2009

Prefrontal cortex dysfunction during cognitive tests evidenced by functional near-infrared spectroscopy

Received 15 December 2006 ,Revised 30 January 2008 ,Accepted 13 February 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.02.002

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 171, Issue 3 , Pages 252-257 , 31 March 2009

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