| Abbreviation | Meaning |
| AD | Alzheimer’s Disease |
| AUC | Area Under the Curve |
| BOLD | Blood Oxygen Level-Dependent |
| CBF | Cerebral Blood Flow |
| CMRO2 | Cerebral Metabolic Rate of Oxygen |
| CV | Cross-Validation |
| CVR | Cerebrovascular Reactivity |
| DPF | Differential Pathlength Factor |
| EEG | Electroencephalography |
| fMRI | functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| fNIRS | functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy |
| GLM | General Linear Model |
| HbO | Oxy-hemoglobin |
| HbR | Deoxy-hemoglobin |
| HC | Healthy Controls |
| HRF | Hemodynamic Response Function |
| ICA | Independent Component Analysis |
| MMSE | Mini Mental State Examination |
| NC | Neurovascular Coupling |
| OEF | Oxygen Extraction Fraction |
| PCA | Principal Component Analysis |
| PMT | Photomultiplier Tube |
| ROC | Receiver Operating Characteristic |