Photobiomodulation for the Brain: Photobiomodulation Therapy in Neurology and Neuropsychiatry collects scientific evidence covering a broad range of topics, including the optimum dosimetry, treatment regimens, irradiation sites, irradiance and fluence, treatment times, and possible side effects of this neuromodulation therapy. Over the past two decades, brain photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy has been introduced as an innovative modality for stimulating neural activity to improve brain function and is predicted to become a promising strategy for neurorehabilitation in the coming years. This book introduces PBM therapy to the worldwide medical community, providing worthwhile scientific insights and promoting the acceptance of this field among neurologists, psychiatrists, neurorehabilitation practitioners, and physiotherapists, as well as neuroscience clinicians and researchers. From a physics point of view, scientists in the photonics, medical physics, and light-dosimetry fields will also benefit from the book. Photobiomodulation for the Brain: Photobiomodulation Therapy in Neurology and Neuropsychiatry collects scientific evidence covering a broad range of topics, including the optimum dosimetry, treatment regimens, irradiation sites, irradiance and fluence, treatment times, and possible side effects of this neuromodulation therapy. Over the past two decades, brain photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy has been introduced as an innovative modality for stimulating neural activity to improve brain function and is predicted to become a promising strategy for neurorehabilitation in the coming years. This book introduces PBM therapy to the worldwide medical community, providing worthwhile scientific insights and promoting the acceptance of this field among neurologists, psychiatrists, neurorehabilitation practitioners, and physiotherapists, as well as neuroscience clinicians and researchers. From a physics point of view, scientists in the photonics, medical physics, and light-dosimetry fields will also benefit from the book. Describes using transcranial photobiomodulation therapy to improve brain function - Covers basic science, optimum parameters, biochemical mechanisms, pre-clinical studies, and clinical applications - Reviews applications to neurodegenerative disorders, traumatic brain disorders, and a variety of psychiatric diseases Farzad Salehpour is a Ph.D. student in Behavioral Neuroscience at The University of Texas at Austin. He received his M.Sc. degree in Medical Physics from Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Currently, he serves as a research assistant at THOR Photomedicine Inc. in Millersville, MD, USA. He also delivers training sessions and lectures on brain photobiomodulation at the College for Light Medicine/Photobiomodulation in Starnberg, Germany. In addition, Farzad is an expert scientific advisor for ProNeuroLIGHT LLC in Phoenix, AZ. He has contributed to more than 35 scientific peer-reviewed publications and four book chapters, and has been an invited speaker at various national and international conferences. His primary research focus is photobiomodulation therapy in neurorehabilitation. Over the past six years, Farzad has had highly productive collaborations with many universities and photomedicine-related companies worldwide, including Neurosciences Research Center (Tabriz, Iran), Dell Medical School (Austin, TX), Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA), Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA), Wellman Center for Photomedicine (Boston, MA), National University of Ireland (Galway, Ireland), Wrocław University of Science and Technology (Wrocław, Poland), QuietMind Foundation (Elkins Park, PA), LiteCure LLC (Newark, DE), VieLight Inc (Toronto, Canada), Niraxx Light Therapeutics (Irvine, CA), CeraThrive LLC (Minneapolis, MN), and Neuropathy Treatment Centers of America (Phoenix, AZ), to advance the science and technology and elucidate mechanisms of photobiomodulation in the brain Paolo Cassano, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School and Director of Photobiomodulation at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Division of Neuropsychiatry and the MGH Depression Clinical and Research Program. He graduated from the MGH-McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Program in June 2009. Since 2009,he has served as principal investigator (PI) on multiple studies on transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) for several neuropsychiatric disorders, such as major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), sponsored by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (NARSAD), the Dupont Warren/Livingston Fellowship from Harvard Medical School, and private companies. These groundbreaking projects – in collaboration with the MGH Wellman Center for Photomedicine – have led to promising results and demonstrated the preliminary efficacy of near-infrared radiation for the treatment of mood disorders and for ameliorating cognition. Considerable press