Validating the use of functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in monkeys: The case of brain activation lateralization in Papio anubis

•Developing non-invasive primate neuroscience is crucial for ethical reasons.•We show for the first time the use of fNIRS on lightly anesthetized baboons.•We replicated asymmetrical activations for motor stimulation in the motor cortex.•One baboon showed temporal human-like activation patterns for a...

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