ReviewFrontiers in integrative neuroscience2023
Interdisciplinary views of fNIRS: Current advancements, equity challenges, and an agenda for future needs of a diverse fNIRS research community.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cortical Region Reporting Patterns in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Systematic Review of fNIRS Studies.Biosensors · 2026Pooled it
- The most fundamental and popular literature on functional near-infrared spectroscopy: a bibliometric analysis of the top 100 most cited articles.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- fNIRS dataset of motor hand-gripping activity using the NIRSport2 system.Neurophotonics · 2026Article
- Interpreting Neurocognitive Signals in Child Sexual Abuse Perpetrators: The Strengths and Limitations of a Multi-Modal Approach.Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Developing Best Practices for Inclusion in fNIRS Research: Equity for Participants With Afro-Textured Hair.Developmental psychobiology · 2026Review
- Spatiotemporal disruption of prefrontal dynamics during affective association in depression: an fNIRS case-control study.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Quantifying the impact of hair and skin characteristics on fNIRS signal quality for enhanced inclusivity.Nature human behaviour · 2025Article
- Emotion and Feeling in Parent-Child Dyads: Neurocognitive and Psychophysiological Pathways of Development.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Schizophrenia Research: Progress, Challenges, and Future Directions.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Review
- Effects of the combined letter fluency task on frontal cortex regional and dynamic oxygenation patterns.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Assessment of cortical activity, functional connectivity, and neuroplasticity in cerebral palsy using functional near-infrared spectroscopy: A scoping review.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2025Article
- Difference between Okinawan and Dutch older adults in prefrontal brain activation.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- Immediate modulation effects of Tongue Tri-needle on brain functional networks in infratentorial stroke patients with dysphagia: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Effects and mechanisms of synchronous virtual reality action observation and electrical stimulation on upper extremity motor function and activities of daily living in patients with stroke: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Quantifying the Impact of Hair and Skin Characteristics on Signal Quality with Practical Recommendations for Improvement.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Cortical cognitive processing during reading captured using functional-near infrared spectroscopy.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Enhancing Classification Accuracy with Integrated Contextual Gate Network: Deep Learning Approach for Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Brain-Computer Interface Application.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The nature of grief: implications for the neurobiology of emotion.Neuroscience of consciousness · 2024Article
- Consumer-Grade Electroencephalogram and Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Neurofeedback Technologies for Mental Health and Wellbeing.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Mobile fNIRS for exploring inter-brain synchrony across generations and time.Frontiers in neuroergonomics · 2023Article
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15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) is an innovative and promising neuroimaging modality for studying brain activity in real-world environments. While fNIRS has seen rapid advancements in hardware, software, and research applications since its emergence nearly 30 years ago, limitations still exist regarding all three areas, where existing practices contribute to greater bias within the neuroscience research community. We spotlight fNIRS through the lens of different end-application users, including the unique perspective of a fNIRS manufacturer, and report the challenges of using this technology across several research disciplines and populations. Through the review of different research domains where fNIRS is utilized, we identify and address the presence of bias, specifically due to the restraints of current fNIRS technology, limited diversity among sample populations, and the societal prejudice that infiltrates today's research. Finally, we provide resources for minimizing bias in neuroscience research and an application agenda for the future use of fNIRS that is equitable, diverse, and inclusive.
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