Interdisciplinary views of fNIRS: Current advancements, equity challenges, and an agenda for future needs of a diverse fNIRS research community

Emily J. Doherty; Cara A. Spencer; Jeremy Burnison; Marta Čeko; Jenna Chin; Lucca Eloy; Kerstin Haring; Pilyoung Kim; Daniel Pittman; Shannon Powers; Samuel L. Pugh; Demetris Roumis; Jaclyn A. Stephens; Tom Yeh; Leanne Hirshfield

doi:10.3389/fnint.2023.1059679

Interdisciplinary views of fNIRS: Current advancements, equity challenges, and an agenda for future needs of a diverse fNIRS research community

Emily J. Doherty, Cara A. Spencer, Jeremy Burnison, Marta Čeko, Jenna Chin, Lucca Eloy, Kerstin Haring, Pilyoung Kim, Daniel Pittman, Shannon Powers, Samuel L. Pugh, Demetris Roumis, Jaclyn A. Stephens, Tom Yeh, Leanne Hirshfield

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	1059679
Journal	Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
Volume	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2023.1059679
State	Published - 2023

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collaboration
diversity
fNIRS
human-computer interaction

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Doherty, E. J., Spencer, C. A., Burnison, J., Čeko, M., Chin, J., Eloy, L., Haring, K., Kim, P., Pittman, D., Powers, S., Pugh, S. L., Roumis, D., Stephens, J. A., Yeh, T., & Hirshfield, L. (2023). Interdisciplinary views of fNIRS: Current advancements, equity challenges, and an agenda for future needs of a diverse fNIRS research community. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 17, Article 1059679. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2023.1059679

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