ArticleNeurophotonics2021
Best practices for fNIRS publications.
Article in Neurophotonics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 377 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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377 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- A systematic review of statistical learning in autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autism · 2025Pooled it
- The application of fNIRS in studies on occupational workload: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Combined hyperbaric oxygen and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for vascular cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trail.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Trial
- LR3-LI4 needling side and configuration are associated with phase-specific cortical activation and network organization: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study in healthy adults.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Trial
- Post-Exercise Cognition and Prefrontal Hemodynamic Responses in Athletes: An Investigation of Low vs. High Glycemic Index Breakfast.Nutrients · 2025Trial
- Effect of lower limb mirror visual feedback on cortical activation in healthy subjects: a self-controlled randomized trail.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
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- Enhancing cognitive and physical performance in older adults through wearable sensor-based interactive cognitive-motor training: a randomized clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
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- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation enhances locomotor adaptation savings in people with multiple sclerosis.Brain communications · 2025Trial
- Shining Light into Adolescent HIV Neuroplasticity: A Study of the Prefrontal Cortex Using Functional Near Infrared Spectrometry.F1000Research · 2025Trial
- Accuracy deficits during robotic time-constrained reaching are related to altered prefrontal cortex activity in children with cerebral palsy.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- Effects of Cognitive and Physical Load of Acute Exercise on Inhibitory Control and Prefrontal Cortex Hemodynamics in Children.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2024Trial
- Prefrontal hemodynamic alterations during resting state and stroop interference in cognitively healthy older adults with high plasma pTau-217 levels.Neuroimage. Reports · 2026Article
- Acute effects of high-intensity interval training on inhibitory control and prefrontal network topology in problematic social media users: An fNIRS study.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2026Article
- Primitive-Reflex Profiling After Sport-Related Concussion: An Athlete-Centered Framework for Testing a Candidate Behavioral State Marker.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- Toward an Understanding of the Psychological Meaning of Physiological Synchrony.Psychophysiology · 2026Review
- Left frontal activity measured by fNIRS during a verbal memory task is modulated by predictability in cognitively healthy older adults.Neuroimage. Reports · 2026Article
317 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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22 authors.
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Abstract
The application of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in the neurosciences has been expanding over the last 40 years. Today, it is addressing a wide range of applications within different populations and utilizes a great variety of experimental paradigms. With the rapid growth and the diversification of research methods, some inconsistencies are appearing in the way in which methods are presented, which can make the interpretation and replication of studies unnecessarily challenging. The Society for Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy has thus been motivated to organize a representative (but not exhaustive) group of leaders in the field to build a consensus on the best practices for describing the methods utilized in fNIRS studies. Our paper has been designed to provide guidelines to help enhance the reliability, repeatability, and traceability of reported fNIRS studies and encourage best practices throughout the community. A checklist is provided to guide authors in the preparation of their manuscripts and to assist reviewers when evaluating fNIRS papers.
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