The fNIRS glossary project: a consensus-based resource for functional near-infrared spectroscopy terminology
Stute, Katharina and Gossé, Louisa K. and Montero-Hernandez, Samuel and Perkins, Guy A. and Yücel, Meryem A. and Cutini, Simone and Durduran, Turgut and Ehlis, Ann-Christine and Ferrari, Marco and Gervain, Judit and Mesquita, Rickson C. and Orihuela-Espina, Felipe and Quaresima, Valentina and Scholkmann, Felix and Tachtsidis, Ilias and Torricelli, Alessandro and Wabnitz, Heidrun and Yodh, Arjun G. and Carp, Stefan A. and Dehghani, Hamid and Fang, Qianqian and Fantini, Sergio and Hoshi, Yoko and Niu, Haijing and Obrig, Hellmuth and Klein, Franziska and Artemenko, Christina and Bajracharya, Aahana and Barth, Beatrix and Bartkowski, Christian and Borot, Lénac and Bulgarelli, Chiara and Busch, David R. and Chojak, Malgorzata and DeFreitas, Jason M. and Diprossimo, Laura and Dresler, Thomas and Eken, Aykut and Elsherif, Mahmoud M. and Emberson, Lauren L. and Exner, Anna and Ferdous, Talukdar Raian and Fiske, Abigail and Forbes, Samuel H. and Gemignani, Jessica and Gerloff, Christian and Guérin, Ségolène M. R. and Guevara, Edgar and Hamilton, Antonia F. de C. and Hosseini, S. M. Hadi and Jain, Divya and Kerr-German, Anastasia N. and Kong, Haiyan and Kroczek, Agnes and Longhurst, Jason K. and Lührs, Michael and MacLennan, Rob J. and Mehler, David M. A. and Meidenbauer, Kimberly L. and Moreau, David and Mutlu, Murat C. and Orti, Renato and Paranawithana, Ishara and Pinti, Paola and Jounghani, Ali Rahimpour and Reindl, Vanessa and Ross, Nicholas A. and Sanchez-Alonso, Sara and Seidel-Marzi, Oliver and Shukla, Mohinish and Usama, Syed A. and Talati, Musa and Vergotte, Grégoire and Yaqub, M. Atif and Yu, Chia-Chuan and Zainodini, Hanieh
Neurophotonics
SignificanceA shared understanding of terminology is essential for clear scientific communication and minimizing misconceptions. This is particularly challenging in rapidly expanding, interdisciplinary domains that utilize functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), where researchers come from diverse backgrounds and apply their expertise in fields such as engineering, neuroscience, and psychology.AimThe fNIRS Glossary Project was established to develop a community-sourced glossary covering key fNIRS terms, including those related to the continuous-wave (CW), frequency-domain (FD), and time-domain (TD) NIRS techniques.ApproachThe glossary was collaboratively developed by a diverse group of 76 fNIRS researchers, representing a wide range of career stages (from PhD students to experts) and disciplines. This collaborative process, structured across five phases, ensured the glossary’s depth and comprehensiveness.ResultsThe glossary features over 300 terms categorized into six key domains: analysis, experimental design, hardware, neuroscience, mathematics, and physics. It also includes abbreviations, symbols, synonyms, references, alternative definitions, and figures where relevant.ConclusionsThe fNIRS glossary provides a community-sourced resource that facilitates education and effective scientific communication within the fNIRS community and related fields. By lowering barriers to learning and engaging with fNIRS, the glossary is poised to benefit a broad spectrum of researchers, including those with limited access to educational resources.
April / 2025
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