Thomas Jue • Kazumi Masuda
Editors

2013

The advent of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) presents a unique tool for understanding the regulation of oxidative metabolism during the transition from rest to an active state. Many laboratories have started to apply NIRS to interrogate both cerebral and muscle metabolism and have garnered insights to discriminate the bioenergetics and hemodynamics of healthy and diseased tissue. Yet using NIRS technology and methodology appropriately requires a solid understanding of the principles of physics, biochemistry, and physiology.