We describe here use of the Monte Carlo modeling method to specify the parameters of near infrared light propagation though the tissues of the head, which is needed for optimizing the operation of brain–computer interfaces. The studies used a four-layer spherical model of the head consisting of skin, bone, gray matter, and white matter. The relationship between the parameters of the radiation recorded and the distance between the source and detector were obtained.
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Translated from Zhurnal Vysshei Nervnoi Deyatel’nosti imeni I. P. Pavlova, Vol. 67, No. 4, pp. 546–553, July–August, 2017.
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Isaev, M.R., Oganesyan, V.V., Husek, D. et al. Modeling Light Propagation through the Tissues of the Head Taking Account of Scattering Anisotropy to Optimize the Positioning of Irradiation Detectors and Sources in a Brain–Computer Interface Based on Near Infrared Spectroscopy. Neurosci Behav Physi 48, 1158–1163 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11055-018-0680-7
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