Genetic influences on prefrontal activation during a verbal fluency task in children: A twin study using near‐infrared spectroscopy

摘要

ObjectiveThe genetic and environmental influences on prefrontal function in childhood are underinvestigated due to the difficulty of measuring prefrontal function in young subjects, for which near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a suitable functional neuroimaging technique that facilitates the easy and noninvasive measurement of blood oxygenation in the superficial cerebral cortices.