The utility of NIRS technology for exploring emotional processing in children.
Adolescent
Biomarker
Child
Emotional processing
Emotional regulation
NIRS
Journal
Journal of affective disorders
ISSN: 1573-2517
Titre abrégé: J Affect Disord
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 7906073
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 09 2020
01 09 2020
Historique:
received:
20
03
2020
revised:
29
05
2020
accepted:
02
06
2020
entrez:
16
7
2020
pubmed:
16
7
2020
medline:
16
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Deficits in emotional processing and, in particular, in emotional self-regulation represent non-specific risk factors for transdiagnostic poor outcomes. Researches have been focusing on the investigation of possible emotional processing and regulation biomarkers. The present brief review of the literature aims to evaluate whether NIRS signal might be one of them. We reviewed 8 original articles investigating children's hemodynamic response to emotional tasks using NIRS, or exploring the association between NIRS response to cognitive tasks and behavioral emotional regulation. All the works revised found significant associations between NIRS data and emotional indexes. Furthermore, significant hemodynamic response is found in different age-groups (3-12 years of age), suggesting that cortical response to emotional processing as measured by NIRS is a marker consistently recognizable throughout the development. Given that the studies in this field were still limited and used heterogeneous protocols, addressed different functions or aspects of emotional processing, these results are preliminary. NIRS seems a reliable tool to describe brain activation during emotional processing and regulation. Moreover, it seems to be particularly useful in studies including either developmental-aged participants or clinical samples, due to its clear advantages and non-intrusiveness, offering a potential marker for deficits in emotional processing and regulation.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Deficits in emotional processing and, in particular, in emotional self-regulation represent non-specific risk factors for transdiagnostic poor outcomes. Researches have been focusing on the investigation of possible emotional processing and regulation biomarkers. The present brief review of the literature aims to evaluate whether NIRS signal might be one of them.
METHODS
We reviewed 8 original articles investigating children's hemodynamic response to emotional tasks using NIRS, or exploring the association between NIRS response to cognitive tasks and behavioral emotional regulation.
RESULTS
All the works revised found significant associations between NIRS data and emotional indexes. Furthermore, significant hemodynamic response is found in different age-groups (3-12 years of age), suggesting that cortical response to emotional processing as measured by NIRS is a marker consistently recognizable throughout the development.
LIMITATIONS
Given that the studies in this field were still limited and used heterogeneous protocols, addressed different functions or aspects of emotional processing, these results are preliminary.
CONCLUSIONS
NIRS seems a reliable tool to describe brain activation during emotional processing and regulation. Moreover, it seems to be particularly useful in studies including either developmental-aged participants or clinical samples, due to its clear advantages and non-intrusiveness, offering a potential marker for deficits in emotional processing and regulation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32664020
pii: S0165-0327(20)30981-2
doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.06.004
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
819-824Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest None of the authors has conflicts of interest to declare in relation to the specific topic of the present manuscript.