A team of researchers from the University of Texas at Arlington has developed a dual-mode brain-sensing device that detects Alzheimer′s disease (AD) quickly and effectively. The project was titled, "Digital biomarkers for Alzheimer′s Disease with compact dual-mode brain sensing."

The new device records data from near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy as well as from dry or wireless electroencephalograms (EEG). The researchers added that NIR light is absorbed and emitted by the human cortex, while in electroencephalography, electrical activity in the brain reflects dynamic neural activity in spectroscopy.

The device will measure a variety of brain-health parameters, such as cerebral metabolism, cerebral blood volume, cerebral oxygenation, brain oscillation powers, functional connectivity, and neurovascular coupling. 

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