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ArticleThe Japanese psychological research2018

A Review on the Use of Wearable Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Naturalistic Environments

Paola Pinti, Clarisse Aichelburg, Sam Gilbert, Antonia Hamilton, Joy Hirsch, Paul Burgess, Ilias Tachtsidis

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Article in The Japanese psychological research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 181 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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181 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  8. Cognitive Training with Neurofeedback Using fNIRS Improves Cognitive Function in Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  13. Advances in Wearable Bioimaging.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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  14. Attentional modulation of sensory gating during a visuomotor task.The journal of physiological sciences : JPS · 2026
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  19. Listening to a Consonant Chord Progression during Live Face-to-Face Gaze Enhances Neural Activity in Social Systems.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Paola PintiDepartment of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, UK.
Clarisse AichelburgInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, UK.
Sam GilbertInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, UK.
Antonia HamiltonInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, UK.
Joy HirschDepartment of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, UK.
Paul BurgessInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, UK.
Ilias TachtsidisDepartment of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, UK.

Funding

Tracking neurocognitive changes during evidence-based reading instruction in typically and atypically developing childrenR37HD090153 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI Kenneth R. Pugh · 2017 to 2026
$6.0M
Neural Mechanisms for Social Interactions and Eye Contact in ASDR01MH111629 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI HIRSCH, JOY, MCPARTLAND, JAMES CHARLES · 2016 to 2020
$3.2M
Mechanisms of Interpersonal Social Communication: Dual-Brain fNIRS InvestigationR01MH107513 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI HIRSCH, JOY · 2015 to 2019
$2.1M
NICHD NIH HHS R37 HD090153NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH107513NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH111629Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of novel miniaturized wireless and wearable functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) devices have paved the way to new functional brain imaging that can revolutionize the cognitive research fields. Over the past few decades, several studies have been conducted with conventional fNIRS systems that have demonstrated the suitability of this technology for a wide variety of populations and applications, to investigate both the healthy brain and the diseased brain. However, what makes wearable fNIRS even more appealing is its capability to allow measurements in everyday life scenarios that are not possible with other gold-standard neuroimaging modalities, such as functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. This can have a huge impact on the way we explore the neural bases and mechanisms underpinning human brain functioning. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of studies conducted with wearable fNIRS in naturalistic settings in the field of cognitive neuroscience. In addition, we present the challenges associated with the use of wearable fNIRS in unrestrained contexts, discussing solutions that will allow accurate inference of functional brain activity. Finally, we provide an overview of the future perspectives in cognitive neuroscience that we believe would benefit the most by using wearable fNIRS.

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cognitive neuroscienceecologicalfNIRSwearable

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PMID30643322
PMCPMC6329605

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