fNIRS 2018 is Approaching
The fNIRS 2018 meeting will be held in Tokyo, Japan on October 5-8, 2018. We received 300 abstract submissions.Nearly 450 participants are expected to travel to Tokyo for this event. This is the biggest meeting for the society thus far. We also plan to have three early morning sessions that will involve discussion of specific […]
NeuroDot
By Adam Eggebrecht The Washington University Optical Radiology Labs of Joe Culver and Adam Eggebrecht will soon release a new Matlab-based toolbox called NeuroDOT.
The Algorithms journal Special Issue on NIRS
By Felipe Orihuela-Espina The recent special issue on “Algorithms for Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Cerebral Oximetry and Near-Infrared Imaging” in the journal Algorithms was announced. It covers new developments regarding algorithms, methods and ideas related to signal processing and data analysis for fNIRS, cerebral oximetry and NIRI measurements.
fNIRS Training Course at Campinas
By Sergio Novi Last April, the Biomedical Optics Lab (LOB) at the University of Campinas (Prof. R. Mesquita, PI) held the second version of its 2-day fNIRS training course. The course was a success, attended by more than 20 researchers who were highly enthusiastic about learning material ranging from the basics to state-of-the-art issues in […]
The first joint Italian-French Workshop on Cerebral Oximetry and fNIRS
By Sabrina Brigadoi and Alessandro Torricelli From June 13thto June 15th the first Joint Italian-French Workshop on “Cerebral Oximetry and functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (ifNIRS2018)” took place in Milan at Politecnico di Milano.
Publications Highlights June 2018
The following publications where shared in FB, Twitter and other social media List compiled by Xiaosu (Frank) Hu
SfNIRS Newsletter, February 2018
Welcome to the February 2018 issue of the SfNIRS newsletter.
fNIRS Hyperscanning: A door to real-world social neuroscience research
By Yumie Ono What is “hyperscanning”? Recent advances in non-invasive brain activity measurement techniques have inspired social neuroscientists to simultaneously record data from two or more brains and investigate interpersonal (across-brains) neural correlates in various social situations. Such attempts began more than 50 years ago with electroencephalography (EEG) (Duane and Behrendt, 1965), and scanning two […]
A Roadside Test for Driving while High
By Meryem Yucel Cannabis is the most frequently detected illicit drug in drivers, and can double the risk of motor vehicle accidents. Currently, cannabis testing can determine whether an individual has used cannabis recently (e.g. in the past month), but cannot detect whether a person is acutely intoxicated or impaired. Thus, it is essential to […]
Light Scan Technique Reveals Secret Writing in Mummy
By Felipe Orihuela-Espina Collaborative work led by Prof. Adam Gibson and Prof. Melissa Terras (University College London) using light to reveal information from Egyptian objects made the news recently. The project is a whole line of research that includes other investigators, institutions, and multiple funding sources, all focused on the further development and use of multispectral […]