The fNIRS glossary project: a consensus-based resource for functional near-infrared spectroscopy terminology.

Stute, Katharina, Gossé, Louisa K., Montero-Hernandez, Samuel, Perkins, Guy A., Yücel, Meryem A., Cutini, Simone, Durduran, Turgut, Ehlis, Ann-Christine, Ferrari, Marco, Gervain, Judit, Mesquita, Rickson C., Orihuela-Espina, Felipe, Quaresima, Valentina, Scholkmann, Felix, Tachtsidis, Ilias, Torricelli, Alessandro, Wabnitz, Heidrun, Yodh, Arjun G., Carp, Stefan A., Dehghani, Hamid, Fang, Qianqian, Fantini, Sergio, Hoshi, Yoko, Niu, Haijing, Obrig, Hellmuth, Klein, Franziska, Artemenko, Christina, Bajracharya, Aahana, Barth, Beatrix, Bartkowski, Christian, Borot, Lénac, Bulgarelli, Chiara, Busch, David R., Chojak, Malgorzata, DeFreitas, Jason M., Diprossimo, Laura, Dresler, Thomas, Eken, Aykut, Elsherif, Mahmoud M., Emberson, Lauren L., Exner, Anna, Ferdous, Talukdar Raian, Fiske, Abigail, Forbes, Samuel H., Gemignani, Jessica, Gerloff, Christian, Guérin, Ségolène M. R., Guevara, Edgar, Hamilton, Antonia F. de C., Hadi Hosseini, S. M., Jain, Divya, Kerr-German, Anastasia N., Kong, Haiyan, Kroczek, Agnes, Longhurst, Jason K., Lührs, Michael, MacLennan, Rob J., Mehler, David M. A., Meidenbauer, Kimberly L., Moreau, David, Mutlu, Murat C., Orti, Renato, Paranawithana, Ishara, Pinti, Paola, Jounghani, Ali Rahimpour, Reindl, Vanessa, Ross, Nicholas A., Sanchez-Alonso, Sara, Seidel-Marzi, Oliver, Shukla, Mohinish, Usama, Syed A., Talati, Musa, Vergotte, Grégoire, Atif Yaqub, M., Yu, Chia-Chuan and Zainodini, Hanieh 2025. The fNIRS glossary project: a consensus-based resource for functional near-infrared spectroscopy terminology. Neurophotonics 12 (2) , 027801. 10.1117/1.nph.12.2.027801

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Physics and Astronomy
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Publisher:	Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
ISSN:	2329-4248
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	7 May 2025
Date of Acceptance:	18 March 2025
Last Modified:	07 May 2025 08:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/178105

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