Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in patients with major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and their comorbidity: Comparison with healthy controls

Activation differences in the prefrontal cortex help to identify GAD patients from MDD patients. Differences in activation in the left ventrolateral prefrontal cortex help to discriminate GAD patients from patients with CMG. fNIRS-VFT task can be used clinically as an adjunctive diagnostic tool for mental disorders.