Red and Infrared LED Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury, Depression and PTSD Case Report

Red light therapy brain dose

Two Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) patients who also had depression or post trauamtic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms  received 633 nm red and 870 nm transcranial light treatment of 13.3 J/cm^2 10 minutes per site, 1x/weeek for 6 years, or 1x/day for 4 months. Researchers treated bilateral left and right forehead (“and multiple other areas”).  At the time of measurement, each had improved executive function, memory and PTSD symptoms.

Transcranial Infrared Treatment Improves Pre-Frontal Rule Based Learning

Red light therapy brain dose

Blanco et al. 2017 [210] Healthy volunteers (118) Laser, CG-5000, Cell
Gen Therapeutics, LLC (Dallas, TX, USA) 1064 nm 250 mW/cm2, 60 J/cm2, 8 min, one irradiation session, CW Transcranially;
2 sites, lower and upper portion of right lateral forehead at EEG map sites: FP2, F4, and F8 sites Improved prefrontal rule-based learning; no significant effects on information-integration learning

Transcranial Infrared Increased Brain Blood Oxygenation

Red light therapy brain dose

In a 2016 study 12 healthy volunteers were irradiated with a 1064 nnm laser light dose of 13.75 J/cm^2 per minute for 10 minutes. Light shone on the center forehead and right side. Treated subjects exhibited higher oxygen concentration in hemoglobin across the two hemispheres. Oxygenation increased during treatment and continued at least 6 minutes … Read more

Transcranial Infrared Improves Executive Function Scores

Red light therapy brain dose

Blanco et al. 2015 [45] Healthy volunteers (30) Laser, Cell Gen Therapeutics, LLC (Dallas, TX, USA) 1064 nm 250 mW/cm2, 60 J/cm2, 8 min, one irradiation session, CW Transcranially; 2 sites, (lower and upper portion of right lateral forehead at EEG map sites: FP2, F4) Improved executive function assessed by Wisconsin Card Sorting Task In … Read more

Infrared Transcranial Treatment Improves Vigilance, Memory and Mood Scores

Red light therapy brain dose

In a 2013 study researchers irradiated 40 healthy volunteers with 60 J/cm^2 1064 nm continuous laser light for 4 minutes. Targets are 2 unilateral transcranial sites: the right frontal pole on 4 cm medial and lateral. The treated group have improved Psychomotor Vigilance Task reaction time, improved memory task scores and a positive mood when … Read more

Laser Infrared on Palm Changes Brainwave Amplitude

Red light therapy brain dose

In a 2012 study researchers irradiated 40 healthy volunteers with 830 nm infrared laser light with a dose of 7 mW/diode, 6 diodes, 20 J/cm^2, 10 minutes, pulsed at 10 Hz on the left palm

The treatment increased alpha and theta amplitude in the posterior head region, and decreased beta amplitude in the anterior head region.