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Original Research

2025

  • Silva, L. I. P., Pereira, M. C., Mesquita, R. C., Vian, B. S., Ratti, L. S. R. (2025). Vascular reactivity in post-COVID-19 patients: analysis and correlation with functional capacity. J. Bras. Pneumol., 51(5), e20250268. https://dx.doi.org/10.36416/1806-3756/e20250268
  • Lindino, M. C., Bortoletto, L. F., de Lima, B. S., Soriano-Vargas, A., Mesquita, R. C., Rocha, A. (2025). Distinguishing Stressor, Stress, and State-Anxiety: Semantic and Physiological Insights with Machine Learning Approaches. IEEE Sensors Journal, 25(17), 34170-34186. https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2025.3591761
  • Yücel, M. A., Luke, R., Mesquita, R. C., Lühmann, A. v., Mehler, D. M. A., Lührs, M., Gemignani, J., Abdalmalak, A., Albrecht, F., Almeida, I., Artemenko, C., Ashton, K., Augustynowicz, P., Bajracharya, A., Bannier, E., Barth, B., Bayet, L., Behrendt, J., Khani, H. B., Borot, L., Borrell, J., Brigadoi, S., Brink, K., Bulgarelli, C., Caruyer, E., Chen, H., Copeland, C., Corouge, I., Cutini, S., Lorenzo, R. D., Dresler, T., Eggebrecht, A., Ehl, A., Erdoğan, S., Evenblij, D., Ferdous, T., Fracalossi, V., Franzén, E., Gallagher, A., Gerloff, C., Gervain, J., Goldhamer, N., Gossé, L. K., Guérin, S. M. R., Guevara, E., Hosseini, H., Innes-Brown, H., Int-Veen, I., Jaffe-Dax, S., Jégou, N., Kawaguchi, H., Kelsey, C., Kent, M., Kessler, R., Kherbawy, N., Klein, F., Kochavi, N., Kolisnyk, M., Koren, Y., Kroczek, A., Kvist, A., Lin, C., Löw, A., Luan, S., Mao, D., Martins, G. G., Middell, E., Montero-Hernandez, S., Mutlu, M. C., Novi, S., Paquette, N., Paranawithana, I., Parmet, Y., Peelle, J., Peng, K., Peng, T., Pereira, J., Pinti, P., Pollonini, L., Jounghani, A. R., Reindl, V., Zweerings, J., Schopp, B., Schulte, A., Schulte-Rüther, M., Segel, A., Seifi-Ala, T., Shader, M., Shavit, H., Sherafati, A., Soltanlou, M., Sorger, B., Speh, E., Stubbs, K., Stute, K., Sullivan, E., Tak, S., Tipado, Z., Tremblay, J., Vahidi, H., Eeckhoutte, M. V., Vannasing, P., Vergotte, G., Vincent, M., Weiss, E., Yang, D., Yükselen, G., Zapała, D., Zemanek, V. (2025). fNIRS reproducibility varies with data quality, analysis pipelines, and researcher experience. Communications Biology 8, 1149. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08412-1
  • Martins, G. G., Forti, R. M., Mesquita, R. C. (2025). Influence of Tissue Curvature on the Absolute Quantification in Frequency-Domain Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy. Spectroscopy Journal 3(2), 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/spectroscj3020014
  • Sánchez, V., Bortoletto, L. F., Mazala, C. G., Quiroga, A., Novi, S., Mesquita, R. C. (2025). Disrupted Functional Connectivity in Carotid Artery Stenosis Patients: insights from fNIRS during a Vasoreactivity Test. Brain Organoid and Systems Neuroscience Journal 3, 36-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bosn.2025.03.001

2024

  • Kazazian, K., Abdalmalak, A., Novi, S. L., Norton, L., Moulavi-Ardakani, R., Kolisnyk, M., Gofton, T. E., Mesquita, R. C., Owen, A. M., Debicki, D. B. (2024). Functional near-infrared spectroscopy: A novel tool for detecting consciousness after acute severe brain injury. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121(36), e2402723121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2402723121

2023

  • Novi, S. L., Carvalho, A. C., Forti, R. M., Cendes, F., Yasuda, C. L., Mesquita, R. C. (2023). Revealing the spatiotemporal requirements for accurate subject identification with resting-state functional connectivity: a simultaneous fNIRS-fMRI study. Neurophotonics 10(1), 013510. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.nph.10.1.013510
  • Machado, A. C. C. d. P., Magalhães, L. d. C., Oliveira, S. R. d., Novi, S. L., Mesquita, R. C., Miranda, D. M., Bouzada, M. C. F. (2023). Can tactile reactivity in preterm born infants be explained by an immature cortical response to tactile stimulation in the first year? A pilot study. Journal of Perinatology 43, 728–734. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-022-01536-w
  • Forti, R. M., Martins, G. G., Baker, W. B., Mesquita, R. C. (2023). Optimizing a two-layer method for hybrid diffuse correlation spectroscopy and frequency-domain diffuse optical spectroscopy cerebral measurements in adults. Neurophotonics 10(2), 025008. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.nph.10.2.025008

2022

  • Abdalmalak, A., Novi, S. L., Kazazian, K., Norton, L., Benaglia, T., Slessarev, M., Debicki, D. B., Lawrence, K. S., Mesquita, R. C., Owen, A. M. (2022). Effects of Systemic Physiology on Mapping Resting-State Networks Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Frontiers in Neuroscience 16, 803297. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2022.803297
  • Quiroga, A., Novi, S., Martins, G., Bortoletto, L. F., Avelar, W., Guillaumon, A. T., Li, L. M., Cendes, F., Mesquita, R. C. (2022). Quantification of the Tissue Oxygenation Delay Induced by Breath-Holding in Patients with Carotid Atherosclerosis. Metabolites 12(11), 1156. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo12111156
  • Nogueira, M. G., Silvestrin, M., Barreto, C. S. F., Sato, J. R., Mesquita, R. C., Biazoli, C., Baptista, A. F. (2022). Differences in brain activity between fast and slow responses on psychomotor vigilance task: an fNIRS study. Brain Imaging and Behavior 16(4), 1563–1574. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11682-021-00611-8
  • Almeida, S., Stefano, C., Vicentini, J., Novi, S., Mesquita, R., Castellano, G., Li, L. (2022). Modeling functional network topology following stroke through graph theory: functional reorganization and motor recovery prediction. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 55, e12036. https://doi.org/10.1590/1414-431x2022e12036

2021

  • Bertachini, A. L. L., Januario, G. C., Novi, S. L., Mesquita, R. C., Silva, M. A. R., Andrade, G. M. Q., Resende, L. M. d., Miranda, D. M. d. (2021). Hearing brain evaluated using near-infrared spectroscopy in congenital toxoplasmosis. Scientific Reports 11(1), 10135. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89481-0
  • Mesquida, J., Caballer, A., Cortese, L., Vila, C., Karadeniz, U., Pagliazzi, M., Zanoletti, M., Pacheco, A. P., Castro, P., García-de-Acilu, M., Mesquita, R. C., Busch, D. R., Durduran, T., Durduran, T., Pagliazzi, M., Cortese, L., Zanoletti, M., Karadeniz, U., Mesquida, J., Caballer, A., Nogales, S., Espinal, C., Gruartmoner, G., Terán, P. P., Vilà, C., Picazo, L., Ferrer, R., Acilu, M. G. D., Chiscano, L., Mera, A., Castro, P., Téllez, A., Fernández, S., Matas, A., Fuentes, F., Serra, I., Romero, D., Font, F., Myers, T., Busch, D. R., Dave, S., Cheruku, S., Choi, C., Lahsaei, P., Olson, D., Pacheco, A. P., Siccha, R. M. Q., Liceaga, E., Hernández, F. J. M. D. O., Besen, B. A. M. P., Taniguchi, L. U., Mendes, P. V., Mesquita, R. C., Soto, A. F. Q., Aventurato, I. K., Oliveira, L. B. d., Delazari, L. E. B., Santos, L. d., Ratti, R., Falcão, A. L. E., Marin-Corral, J., Serrano-Loyola, R., Carbajal-Robles, V., Santillan-Aguayo, E., Parada-Guzmán, M., Forti, R. M., Bacchin, L., Lívio-Emidio, G. (2021). Peripheral microcirculatory alterations are associated with the severity of acute respiratory distress syndrome in COVID-19 patients admitted to intermediate respiratory and intensive care units. Critical Care 25(1), 381. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03803-2
  • Gregori-Pla, C., Mesquita, R. C., Favilla, C. G., Busch, D. R., Blanco, I., Zirak, P., Frisk, L. K., Avtzi, S., Maruccia, F., Giacalone, G., Cotta, G., Camps-Renom, P., Mullen, M. T., Martí-Fàbregas, J., Prats-Sánchez, L., Martínez-Domeño, A., Kasner, S. E., Greenberg, J. H., Zhou, C., Edlow, B. L., Putt, M. E., Detre, J. A., Yodh, A. G., Durduran, T., Delgado-Mederos, R. (2021). Blood flow response to orthostatic challenge identifies signatures of the failure of static cerebral autoregulation in patients with cerebrovascular disease. BMC Neurology 21(1), 154. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02179-8
  • Wu, S., Silva, J. A. I. R., Novi, S. L., Souza, N. G. S. R. d., Forero, E. J., Mesquita, R. C. (2021). Accurate Image-guided (Re)Placement of NIRS Probes. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 200, 105844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2020.105844

2020

  • Forti, R. M., Katsurayama, M., Menko, J., Valler, L., Quiroga, A., Falcão, A. L. E., Li, L. M., Mesquita, R. C. (2020). Real-Time Non-invasive Assessment of Cerebral Hemodynamics With Diffuse Optical Spectroscopies in a Neuro Intensive Care Unit: An Observational Case Study.. Frontiers in Medicine 7, 147. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2020.00147
  • Rein, L. C. D. S., Siqueira, D. E. D., Guillaumon, A. T., Avelar, W. M., Cendes, F., Mesquita, R. C. (2020). Evaluation of the brain hemodynamic response by means of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) monitoring in patients with atherosclerotic carotid disease undergoing endarterectomy. Jornal Vascular Brasileiro 19, e20190027. https://doi.org/10.1590/1677-5449.190027
  • Novi, S. L., Roberts, E., Spagnuolo, D., Spilsbury, B. M., Price, D. C., Imbalzano, C. A., Forero, E., Yodh, A. G., Tellis, G. M., Tellis, C. M., Mesquita, R. C. (2020). Functional near-infrared spectroscopy for speech protocols: characterization of motion artifacts and guidelines for improving data analysis. Neurophotonics 7(1), 015001. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.nph.7.1.015001
  • Novi, S. L., Forero, E. J., Silva, J. A. I. R., Souza, N. G. S. R. d., Martins, G. G., Quiroga, A., Wu, S., Mesquita, R. C. (2020). Integration of Spatial Information Increases Reproducibility in Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy.. Frontiers in Neuroscience 14, 746. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2020.00746
  • Forti, R. M., Katsurayama, M., Valler, L., Quiroga, A., Simioni, L., Menko, J., Falcão, A. L. E., Li, L. M., Mesquita, R. C. (2020). Real-Time Monitoring of Neurocritical Patients with Diffuse Optical Spectroscopies. Journal of Visualized Experiments (165), e61608. https://doi.org/10.3791/61608

2019

  • Forti, R. M., Favilla, C. G., Cochran, J. M., Baker, W. B., Detre, J. A., Kasner, S. E., Mullen, M. T., Messé, S. R., Kofke, W. A., Balu, R., Kung, D., Pukenas, B. A., Sedora-Roman, N. I., Hurst, R. W., Choudhri, O. A., Mesquita, R. C., Yodh, A. G. (2019). Transcranial Optical Monitoring of Cerebral Hemodynamics in Acute Stroke Patients during Mechanical Thrombectomy. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 28(6), 1483 — 1494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.03.019
  • Mullen, M. T., Parthasarathy, A. B., Zandieh, A., Baker, W. B., Mesquita, R. C., Loomis, C., Torres, J., Guo, W., Favilla, C. G., Messé, S. R., Yodh, A. G., Detre, J. A., Kasner, S. E. (2019). Cerebral Blood Flow Response During Bolus Normal Saline Infusion After Ischemic Stroke. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 28(11), 104294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.07.010
  • Oliveira, S. R. d., Machado, A. C. C. P., Paula, J. J. d., Novi, S. L., Mesquita, R. C., Miranda, D. M. d., Bouzada, M. C. F. (2019). Changes of functional response in sensorimotor cortex of preterm and full-term infants during the first year: an fNIRS study. Early Human Development 133, 23 — 28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2019.04.007
  • Rodrigues, J. d. S., Ribeiro, F. L., Sato, J. R., Mesquita, R. C., Júnior, C. E. B. (2019). Identifying individuals using fNIRS-based cortical connectomes. Biomedical Optics Express 10(6), 2889 — 2897. https://doi.org/10.1364/boe.10.002889
  • Favilla, C. G., Forti, R. M., Zamzam, A., Detre, J. A., Mullen, M. T., Yodh, A. G., Kasner, S. E., Busch, D. R., Baker, W. B., Mesquita, R. C., Kung, D., Messé, S. R. (2019). Perfusion Enhancement with Respiratory Impedance After Stroke (PERI-Stroke). Neurotherapeutics 16(4), 1296 — 1303. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13311-019-00744-1
  • Caceffo, R. E., Valle, E., Mesquita, R., Azevedo, R. (2019). Assessment of Predictive Power of The Felder & Silverman Learning Styles Model on Students’ Performance in an Introductory Physics Course. European Journal of Physics Education 10(2), 1 — 22. https://doi.org/10.20308/ejpe.v10i2.227

2018

  • He, L., Baker, W. B., Milej, D., Kavuri, V. C., Mesquita, R. C., Busch, D. R., Abramson, K., Jiang, J. Y., Diop, M., Lawrence, K. S., Amendolia, O., Quattrone, F., Balu, R., Kofke, W. A., Yodh, A. G. (2018). Noninvasive continuous optical monitoring of absolute cerebral blood flow in critically ill adults. Neurophotonics 5(4), 045006. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.nph.5.4.045006

2017

  • Novi Junior, S. L., Rocha, W. A. A., Carvalho, A. C., Scavariello, G. H., Forti, R. M., Soto, A. F. G., Oliveira, V. R., Yasuda, C. L., Mesquita, R. C. (2017). Development of Novel Methods to Investigate the Brain at Rest. Revista Brasileira de Física Médica 11(3), 33 — 37. https://doi.org/10.29384/rbfm.2017.v11.n3.p33
  • Baker, W. B., Parthasarathy, A. B., Gannon, K. P., Kavuri, V. C., Busch, D. R., Abramson, K., He, L., Mesquita, R. C., Mullen, M. T., Detre, J. A., Greenberg, J. H., Licht, D. J., Balu, R., Kofke, W. A., Yodh, A. G. (2017). Noninvasive optical monitoring of critical closing pressure and arteriole compliance in human subjects. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism 37(8), 2691 — 2705. https://doi.org/10.1177/0271678×17709166
  • Silva, W. Q. A. d., Fontes, E. B., Forti, R. M., Lima, Z. L., Machado, D. G. d. S., Deslandes, A. C., Hussey, E., Ward, N., Mesquita, R. C., Okano, A. H., Elsangedy, H. M. (2017). Affect during incremental exercise: The role of inhibitory cognition, autonomic cardiac function, and cerebral oxygenation. PLOS One 12(11), e0186926. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186926
  • Costa, K. G. d., Rachetti, V. S., Silva, W. Q. A. d., Cabral, D. A. R., Machado, D. G. d. S., Costa, E. C., Forti, R. M., Mesquita, R. C., Elsangedy, H. M., Okano, A. H., Fontes, E. B. (2017). Drug abusers have impaired cerebral oxygenation and cognition during exercise. PLOS One 12(11), e0188030. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188030
  • Forero, E., Novi, S., Avelar, W., Anjos, C., Menko, J., Forti, R., Oliveira, V., Cendes, F., Covolan, R., Mesquita, R. (2017). Use of near-infrared spectroscopy to probe occlusion severity in patients diagnosed with carotid atherosclerotic disease. Medical Research Archives 5(6), 1 — 22. https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v5i6.1240
  • Oliveira, S. R. d., Machado, A. C. C. d. P., Paula, J. J. d., Moraes, P. H. P. d., Nahin, M. J. S., Magalhães, L. d. C., Novi, S. L., Mesquita, R. C., Miranda, D. M. d., Bouzada, M. C. F. (2017). Association between hemodynamic activity and motor performance in six-month-old full-term and preterm infants: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. Neurophotonics 5(1), 011016. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.nph.5.1.011016

2016

  • Novi, S. L., Rodrigues, R. B. M. L., Mesquita, R. C. (2016). Resting state connectivity patterns with near-infrared spectroscopy data of the whole head.. Biomedical Optics Express 7(7), 2524 — 2537. https://doi.org/10.1364/boe.7.002524
  • Busch, D. R., Gregori-Pla, C., Blanco, I., Giovannella, M., Favilla, C., Lynch, J. M., Winters, M. E., Mensah-Brown, K. G., McCarthy, A. L., Detre, J., Yodh, A. G., Licht, D. J., Mesquita, R. C., Durduran, T. (2016). Blood Flow Response to Orthostatic Challenges in Health and Diseased Populations. Biomedical Optics 2016 , TTh4B.5. https://doi.org/10.1364/translational.2016.tth4b.5

2015

  • Kogler, A. S., Bilfinger, T. V., Galler, R. M., Mesquita, R. C., Cutrone, M., Schenkel, S. S., Yodh, A. G., Floyd, T. F. (2015). Fiber-optic monitoring of spinal cord hemodynamics in experimental aortic occlusion. Anesthesiology 123(6), 1362–1373. https://doi.org/10.1097/aln.0000000000000883
  • Baker, W. B., Parthasarathy, A. B., Ko, T. S., Busch, D. R., Abramson, K., Tzeng, S., Mesquita, R. C., Durduran, T., Greenberg, J. H., Kung, D. K., Yodh, A. G. (2015). Pressure modulation algorithm to separate cerebral hemodynamic signals from extracerebral artifacts. Neurophotonics 2(3), 035004. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.nph.2.3.035004
  • Sanborn, M. R., Edsell, M. E., Kim, M. N., Mesquita, R., Putt, M. E., Imray, C., Yow, H., Wilson, M. H., Yodh, A. G., Grocott, M., Martin, D. S. (2015). Cerebral hemodynamics at altitude: effects of hyperventilation and acclimatization on cerebral blood flow and oxygenation. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 26(2), 133 — 141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2014.10.001
  • Majmundar, A. J., Lee, D. S. M., Lee, D. S. M., Skuli, N., Skuli, N., Mesquita, R. C., Kim, M. N., Kim, M. N., Yodh, A. G., Nguyen-McCarty, M., Nguyen-McCarty, M., Li, B., Li, B., Simon, M. C., Simon, M. C. (2015). HIF modulation of Wnt signaling regulates skeletal myogenesis in vivo. Development 142(14), 2405 — 2412. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.123026

2014

  • Baker, W. B., Parthasarathy, A. B., Busch, D. R., Mesquita, R. C., Greenberg, J. H., Yodh, A. G. (2014). Modified Beer-Lambert law for blood flow. Biomedical Optics Express 5(11), 4053–4075. https://doi.org/10.1364/boe.5.004053
  • Favilla, C. G., Mesquita, R. C., Mullen, M., Durduran, T., Lu, X., Kim, M. N., Minkoff, D. L., Kasner, S. E., Greenberg, J. H., Yodh, A. G., Detre, J. A. (2014). Optical bedside monitoring of cerebral blood flow in acute ischemic stroke patients during head-of-bed manipulation. Stroke 45(5), 1269 — 1274. https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.113.004116
  • Kim, M. N., Edlow, B. L., Durduran, T., Frangos, S., Mesquita, R. C., Levine, J. M., Greenberg, J. H., Yodh, A. G., Detre, J. A. (2014). Continuous Optical Monitoring of Cerebral Hemodynamics During Head-of-Bed Manipulation in Brain-Injured Adults. Neurocritical Care 20, 443–453. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-013-9849-7

2013

  • Han, S. W., Mesquita, R. C., Busch, T. M., Putt, M. E. (2013). A method for choosing the smoothing parameter in a semi-parametric model for detecting change-points in blood flow. Journal of Applied Statistics 41(1), 26 — 45. https://doi.org/10.1080/02664763.2013.830085
  • Mesquita, R. C., D’Souza, A., Bilfinger, T. V., Galler, R. M., Emanuel, A., Schenkel, S. S., Yodh, A. G., Floyd, T. F. (2013). Optical monitoring and detection of spinal cord ischemia.. Plos One 8(12), e83370. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083370
  • Mesquita, R. C., Faseyitan, O. K., Turkeltaub, P. E., Buckley, E. M., Thomas, A., Kim, M. N., Durduran, T., Greenberg, J. H., Detre, J. A., Yodh, A. G., Hamilton, R. H. (2013). Blood flow and oxygenation changes due to low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the cerebral cortex. Journal of Biomedical Optics 18(6), 067006. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jbo.18.6.067006
  • Mesquita, R. C., Putt, M., Chandra, M., Yu, G., Xing, X., Han, S. W., Lech, G., Shang, Y., Durduran, T., Zhou, C., Yodh, A. G., Mohler, E. R. I. (2013). Diffuse optical characterization of an exercising patient group with peripheral artery disease. Journal of Biomedical Optics 18(5), 057007. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jbo.18.5.057007
  • Mesquita, R. C., Schenkel, S. S., Minkoff, D. L., Lu, X., Favilla, C. G., Vora, P. M., Busch, D. R., Chandra, M., Greenberg, J. H., Detre, J. A., Yodh, A. G. (2013). Influence of probe pressure on the diffuse correlation spectroscopy blood flow signal: extra-cerebral contributions. Biomedical Optics Express 4(7), 978 — 994. https://doi.org/10.1364/boe.4.000978

2012

  • Buckley, E. M., Hance, D., Pawlowski, T., Lynch, J., Wilson, F. B., Mesquita, R. C., Durduran, T., Diaz, L. K., Putt, M. E., Licht, D. J., Fogel, M. A., Yodh, A. G. (2012). Validation of diffuse correlation spectroscopic measurement of cerebral blood flow using phase-encoded velocity mapping magnetic resonance imaging. Journal of Biomedical Optics 17(3), 037007. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jbo.17.3.037007
  • Skuli, N., Majmundar, A. J., Krock, B. L., Mesquita, R. C., Mathew, L. K., Quinn, Z. L., Runge, A., Liu, L., Kim, M. N., Liang, J., Schenkel, S., Yodh, A. G., Keith, B., Simon, M. C. (2012). Endothelial HIF-2 alpha regulates murine pathological angiogenesis and revascularization processes. Journal of Clinical Investigation 122(4), 1427 — 1443. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci57322
  • Majmundar, A. J., Skuli, N., Mesquita, R. C., Kim, M. N., Yodh, A. G., Nguyen-McCarty, M., Simon, M. C. (2012). O-2 Regulates Skeletal Muscle Progenitor Differentiation through Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/AKT Signaling. Molecular and Cellular Biology 32(1), 36 — 49. https://doi.org/10.1128/mcb.05857-11
  • Mesquita, R. C., Han, S. W., Miller, J., Schenkel, S. S., Pole, A., Esipova, T. V., Vinogradov, S. A., Putt, M. E., Yodh, A. G., Busch, T. M. (2012). Tumor Blood Flow Differs between Mouse Strains: Consequences for Vasoresponse to Photodynamic Therapy. PLOS One 7(5), e37322. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037322

2011

  • Tellis, G. M., Mesquita, R. C., Yodh, A. G. (2011). Use of diffuse correlation spectroscopy to measure brain blood flow differences during speaking and nonspeaking tasks for fluent speakers and persons who stutter. Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorders 21(3), 96–106. https://doi.org/10.1044/ffd21.3.96

2010

  • Mesquita, R. C., Skuli, N., Kim, M. N., Liang, J., Schenkel, S., Majmundar, A. J., Simon, M. C., Yodh, A. G. (2010). Hemodynamic and metabolic diffuse optical monitoring in a mouse model of hindlimb ischemia. Biomedical Optics Express 1(4), 1173 — 1187. https://doi.org/10.1364/boe.1.001173
  • Mesquita, R. C., Franceschini, M. A., Boas, D. A. (2010). Resting state functional connectivity of the whole head with near-infrared spectroscopy. Biomedical Optics Express 1(1), 324 — 336. https://doi.org/10.1364/boe.1.000324
  • Custo, A., Boas, D. A., Tsuzuki, D., Dan, I., Mesquita, R., Fischl, B., Grimson, W. E. L., Wells III, W. (2010). Anatomical atlas-guided diffuse optical tomography of brain activation. NeuroImage 49(1), 561 — 567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.07.033

2009

  • Mesquita, R. C., Huppert, T. J., Boas, D. A. (2009). Exploring neuro-vascular and neuro-metabolic coupling in rat somatosensory cortex.. Physics in Medicine and Biology 54(2), 175 — 185. https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/54/2/001

2008

  • Mesquita, R. C., Radhakrishnan, H., Mandeville, J. B., Huppert, T. J., Franceschini, M. A., Covolan, R. J. M., Boas, D. A. (2008). Imaging Oxygen Consumption with Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and fMRI simultaneously. In: Human Brain Mapping, Melbourne, Australia.

2005

  • Silva, V. L., Mesquita, R. C., Silva, E. C., Mansanares, A. M., Barbosa, L. C. (2005). Thermal diffusivity and photoacoustic spectroscopy measurements in CdTe quantum dots borosilicate glasses. J. Phys. IV 125, 273 — 276. https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2005125065
  • Mesquita, R. C., Barja, P. R., Silva, E. C. d., Mansanares, A. M. (2005). Photo acoustic study of plants exposed to varying light intensity growth conditions: Spectral and morphological changes. J. Phys. IV 125, 745–748. https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2005125171

2004

  • Mesquita, R. C., Reis, E. R., Nicola, J. H. (2004). Construction and evaluation of a non-laser optical system for photodynamic process excitation. Acta Cirurgica Brasileira 19(6), 597 — 602. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-86502004000600004

Pre-Prints (not peer-reviewed or currently on peer review)

2025

  • Butters, E., Collins-Jones, L., Mesquita, R. C., Acharya, D., McKiernan, E., Laurell, A. A. S., Low, A., Srinivasan, S., O’Brien, J. T., Su, L., Bale, G. (2025). Brain network analysis in Alzheimer’s Disease and mild cognitive impairment using high-density diffuse optical tomography. bioRxiv, 28.651132. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.28.651132

2023

  • Novi, S. L., Abdalmalak, A., Kazazian, K., Norton, L., Debicki, D. B., Mesquita, R. C., Owen, A. M. (2023). Improved short-channel regression for mapping resting-state functional connectivity networks using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. bioRxiv , 12.543244. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.12.543244

Review Articles

2025

  • Stute, K., Gossé, L. K., Montero-Hernandez, S., Perkins, G. A., Yücel, M. A., Cutini, S., Durduran, T., Ehlis, A., Ferrari, M., Gervain, J., Mesquita, R. C., Orihuela-Espina, F., Quaresima, V., Scholkmann, F., Tachtsidis, I., Torricelli, A., Wabnitz, H., Yodh, A. G., Carp, S. A., Dehghani, H., Fang, Q., Fantini, S., Hoshi, Y., Niu, H., Obrig, H., Klein, F., Artemenko, C., Bajracharya, A., Barth, B., Bartkowski, C., Borot, L., Bulgarelli, C., Busch, D. R., Chojak, M., DeFreitas, J. M., Diprossimo, L., Dresler, T., Eken, A., Elsherif, M. M., Emberson, L. L., Exner, A., Ferdous, T. R., Fiske, A., Forbes, S. H., Gemignani, J., Gerloff, C., Guérin, S. M. R., Guevara, E., Hamilton, A. F. d. C., Hosseini, S. M. H., Jain, D., Kerr-German, A. N., Kong, H., Kroczek, A., Longhurst, J. K., Lührs, M., MacLennan, R. J., Mehler, D. M. A., Meidenbauer, K. L., Moreau, D., Mutlu, M. C., Orti, R., Paranawithana, I., Pinti, P., Jounghani, A. R., Reindl, V., Ross, N. A., Sanchez-Alonso, S., Seidel-Marzi, O., Shukla, M., Usama, S. A., Talati, M., Vergotte, G., Yaqub, M. A., Yu, C., Zainodini, H. (2025). The fNIRS glossary project: a consensus-based resource for functional near-infrared spectroscopy terminology. Neurophotonics 12(2), 027801. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.nph.12.2.027801

2022

  • Ayaz, H., Baker, W. B., Blaney, G., Boas, D. A., Bortfeld, H., Brady, K., Brake, J., Brigadoi, S., Buckley, E. M., Carp, S. A., Cooper, R. J., Cowdrick, K. R., Culver, J. P., Dan, I., Dehghani, H., Devor, A., Durduran, T., Eggebrecht, A. T., Emberson, L. L., Fang, Q., Fantini, S., Franceschini, M. A., Fischer, J. B., Gervain, J., Hirsch, J., Hong, K., Horstmeyer, R., Kainerstorfer, J. M., Ko, T. S., Licht, D. J., Liebert, A., Luke, R., Lynch, J. M., Mesquida, J., Mesquita, R. C., Naseer, N., Novi, S. L., Orihuela-Espina, F., O’Sullivan, T. D., Peterka, D. S., Pifferi, A., Pollonini, L., Sassaroli, A., Sato, J. R., Scholkmann, F., Spinelli, L., Srinivasan, V. J., Lawrence, K. S., Tachtsidis, I., Tong, Y., Torricelli, A., Urner, T., Wabnitz, H., Wolf, M., Wolf, U., Xu, S., Yang, C., Yodh, A. G., Yücel, M. A., Zhou, W. (2022). Optical imaging and spectroscopy for the study of the human brain: status report. Neurophotonics 9(S2), S24001. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.nph.9.s2.s24001
  • Abdelfattah, A. S., Ahuja, S., Akkin, T., Allu, S. R., Brake, J., Boas, D. A., Buckley, E. M., Campbell, R. E., Chen, A. I., Cheng, X., Čižmár, T., Costantini, I., Vittorio, M. D., Devor, A., Doran, P. R., Khatib, M. E., Emiliani, V., Fomin-Thunemann, N., Fainman, Y., Fernandez-Alfonso, T., Ferri, C. G. L., Gilad, A., Han, X., Harris, A., Hillman, E. M. C., Hochgeschwender, U., Holt, M. G., Ji, N., Kılıç, K., Lake, E. M. R., Li, L., Li, T., Mächler, P., Miller, E. W., Mesquita, R. C., Nadella, K. M. N. S., Nägerl, U. V., Nasu, Y., Nimmerjahn, A., Ondráčková, P., Pavone, F. S., Campos, C. P., Peterka, D. S., Pisano, F., Pisanello, F., Puppo, F., Sabatini, B. L., Sadegh, S., Sakadzic, S., Shoham, S., Shroff, S. N., Silver, R. A., Sims, R. R., Smith, S. L., Srinivasan, V. J., Thunemann, M., Tian, L., Tian, L., Troxler, T., Valera, A., Vaziri, A., Vinogradov, S. A., Vitale, F., Wang, L. V., Uhlířová, H., Xu, C., Yang, C., Yang, M., Yellen, G., Yizhar, O., Zhao, Y. (2022). Neurophotonic tools for microscopic measurements and manipulation: status report. Neurophotonics 9(S1), 013001. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.nph.9.s1.013001

2011

  • Mesquita, R. C., Durduran, T., Yu, G., Buckley, E. M., Kim, M. N., Zhou, C., Choe, R., Sunar, U., Yodh, A. G. (2011). Direct measurement of tissue blood flow and metabolism with diffuse optics. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 369, 4390 — 4406. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2011.0232

2006

  • Mesquita, R. C., Mansanares, A. M., Silva, E. C., Barja, P. R., Miranda, L., Vargas, H. (2006). Open photoacoustic cell: Applications in plant photosynthesis studies. Instrumentation Science & Technology 34(1-2), 33 — 58. https://doi.org/10.1080/10739140500373940

2005

  • Ribeiro, J. N., Flores, A. V., Mesquita, R. C., Nicola, J. H., Nicola, E. M. D. (2005). Terapia Fotodinâmica: uma luz na luta contra o câncer. Physicæ 5(5), 5 — 14. https://doi.org/10.5196/physicae.5.2

Book Chapters

2025

  • Junior, A. d. S. A., Machado-Pinheiro, W., Osório, A. A. C., Ribeiro, C. F., Mesquita, R. C., Carreiro, L. R. R. (2025). Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the Application of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Measures. Handbook of the Biology and Pathology of Mental Disorders, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32035-4_72-1

2024

  • Ribeiro, C. F., Branco, L. C., Peña, A. A. L., Defelipe, R. P., Mateus, V. L. E., Mesquita, R. C., Sampaio, A. C. S., Osorio, A. A. C. (2024). Neurociência da primeira infância: caracterizando e compreendendo trajetórias de desenvolvimento. Ciências do desenvolvimento humano, 288–306.

2021

  • Mateus, V., Mendonça, J. S. d., Miguel, H. O., Cruz, S., Sampaio, A., Mesquita, R. C., Osório, A. A. C. (2021). Potencialidades da espectroscopia funcional por infravermelho próximo (fNIRS) para o estudo do cérebro em desenvolvimento na primeira infância. Tecnologias Aplicadas em Educação e Saúde, 259–274. https://memnon.com.br/doi/capitulos-tecnologias/capitulo-16-p-259-274.pdf

2011

2008

  • Mesquita, R. C., Covolan, R. (2008). Estudo funcional do cérebro através de NIRS e tomografia óptica de difusão. Neurociências e Epilepsia, Ed. Plêiade, São Paulo, 146–162.

Letters & Editorials

2025

2024

  • Devor, A., Abdalmalak, A., Akkin, T., Aponte, Y., Augustine, G. J., Brigadoi, S., Buckley, E. M., Campbell, R. E., Carp, S. A., Chatton, J. Y., Chen, J. L., Cheng, J. X., Cižmár, T., Cooper, R. J., Dan, I., Drew, P. J., Durduran, T., Emiliani, V., Fellin, T., Foust, A. J., Fu, L., Gandjbakhche, A., Gervain, J., Gilad, A., Guevara Codina, E., Han X., Hillman, E. M., Hochgeschwender, U., Hu, S., Ji N., Kara, P., Kim, B. M., Ko, T. S., Kuzum, D., Lecoq, J., Mesquita, R. C., Murphy, T. H., Valentin Nägerl, U., Nishimura, N., Ono, Y., Ozana, N., Pavone, F. S., Peterka, D. S., Pisanello, F., Wang Roe, A., Shih, A. Y., Shoham, S., St-Pierre, F., Tak, S., Tian, L., Wang, K., Wolf, M., Yi, J., Yizhar, O., Yucel, M. A. (2024). On the power of constructive criticism 11(4), 040101. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.NPh.11.4.040101

2023

  • Highton, D., Boas, D., Minagawa, Y., Mesquita, R. C., Gervain, J. (2023). Special Section Guest Editorial: Thirty Years of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Neurophotonics 10(2), 023501. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.nph.10.2.023501

2021

2016

  • Shang, Y., Qian, Z., Mesquita, R. C., Dehaes, M. (2016). Recent Advances in Optical Spectroscopic and Imaging Methods for Medicine and Biology. Journal of Spectroscopy 2016, 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/4095790

2014

  • Mesquita, R. C., Favilla, C. G., Yodh, A. G., Detre, J. A. (2014). Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Optical Bedside Monitoring of Cerebral Blood Flow in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients During Head-of-Bed Manipulation”. Stroke 45(9), e190. https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.114.006125

Other publications

2025

2009

  • Mesquita, R. (2009). Development of optical methods to the study of neuro-metabolic-vascular coupling underlying cerebral dynamics. PhD Thesis, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil. https://doi.org/10.47749/T/UNICAMP.2009.435903

2005