Freezing of gait is not just motor, it’s a network error 🚶‍♂️🧠 Using #fNIRS during real walking, Chen et al. (2025) show FOG Parkinson's patients lack adaptive cortical plasticity to sensory challenges, with paradoxical network suppression ON dopamine. 📖 doi.org/10.1007/s004...

Early cochlear implantation can rapidly engage the auditory brain! 👂🧠 Diniz et al. (2025) used HD-fNIRS to show similar cortical activation between implanted children and hearing peers on the day of activation, alongside later gains in language and auditory perception. doi.org/10.1590/2317...

Using fNIRS, Wang et al. (2025) identified distinct prefrontal markers of emotion recognition and regulation deficits in children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), each predicting different symptom dimensions, despite similar task performance. Read on here 📖 doi.org/10.1093/scan...

⏰ Tomorrow! 📅 Feb 25 / 05:00pm CET time fNIRS data quality metrics & best practices 👉 Register now: buff.ly/tz0NKqg

In this new hyperscanning fNIRS paper, Shen et al. (2025) compared imitation and co-presence learning during word rule acquisition, revealing distinct inter-brain synchronisation patterns and directed neural information flow. Read more about the research here! 📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...

🔔 1 week to go! 📅 Feb 25 / 05:00pm CET time In the Right Light: Evaluating fNIRS Data Quality – Part I fNIRS quality metrics, preprocessing & best practices 👉 Register: buff.ly/tz0NKqg #fNIRS #Neuroimaging

Does HD-tDCS always modulate the brain as expected? 🤔⚡🧠 Timokhov et al. (2025) combined SimNIBS-guided HD-tDCS with #fNIRS to study frontopolar control of exploration–exploitation. Read the full results here 📖 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

🔧 fNIRS data quality in practice Learn how common quality metrics are implemented in Satori and how to report them clearly in scientific publications. 🗓 Feb 25 / 05:00pm CET time - buff.ly/tz0NKqg 🗓 Mar 19 / 05:00pm CET time - buff.ly/gsZQQak

New paper! Hale et al. (2025) combined fNIRS hyperscanning and respiratory sinus arrhythmia to show that mother-child dlPFC synchrony strengthens the link between maternal positive affect and lower child emotion dysregulation. 💕🤱 Read full paper here 📖 doi.org/10.1007/s108...

Problematic media use may alter *how* the preschool brain works, even when behaviour looks the same. 🧠📱 Ding et al. (2025) used fNIRS during a working-memory task and found gender-specific prefrontal activation differences linked to media use. 📖 doi.org/10.3390/brai...

Can geometry improve fNIRS decoding? 📐 Näher et al. (2025) introduce a Riemannian-geometry-based #fNIRS classification framework, showing improved multi-class and binary brain-state decoding compared with traditional methods. Read more here! 📖 doi.org/10.1117/1.NP...

How do you decide whether fNIRS data are “good enough”? 🔦 In the Right Light: Evaluating fNIRS Data Quality -> 2-part webinar 👉 Feb 25 / 05:00pm CET time - buff.ly/tz0NKqg 👉 Mar 19 / 05:00pm CET time - buff.ly/gsZQQak Metrics, real datasets, and best practices - plus open discussion.

We’re excited to welcome Matthew Stork as CEO and Maarten Jaspers as Finance Director of our neuroimaging group (@artinis.bsky.social & NIRx Medical Technologies). Read more: bit.ly/3NZErkT

Detecting awareness when behaviour is absent remains a clinical challenge. 🩺💡 Bastian et al. (2025) test an individualised #fNIRS paradigm using motor-speech imagery to distinguish responsive vs unresponsive states, with potential relevance for disorders of consciousness. doi.org/10.1117/1.NP...

🚀 fNIRS Hyperscanning Workshop | Aug 3–4 @ USC LA Hands-on, expert-led, practical insights. 💰 Early bird $150 – ends May 31! 🔗 bit.ly/3ZwGWOh

ADHD and OCD may share symptoms, but differ in executive control. 🎮 Rodríguez-Herrera et al. (2025) compare adults with ADHD, OCD, and controls using a Virtual Reality executive-function task and resting-state #fNIRS connectivity of the frontoparietal network. 📖 doi.org/10.1007/s100...

Hidden psychological states shape how people experience work. 🧑‍💼📊 In this new study, Goldstein et al. (2025) used #fNIRS in real-world settings to study hidden, persistent psychological states shaping how people experience their careers. Check the research here: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

🔦 In the Right Light: Evaluating fNIRS Data Quality A 2-part webinar on fNIRS data quality metrics, preprocessing, and best practices. 🗓 Part I: Feb 25 - buff.ly/tz0NKqg 🗓 Part II: Mar 19 - buff.ly/gsZQQak With Dr. Armin Heinecke & Giovanni Herring (NIRx). Discussion & questions welcome!

🧠 Last chance to join our live webinar on HRfunc for fNIRS with Denny Schaedig from WashU School of Medicine! 🔍 Learn to estimate neural activity and HRFs, watch a live demo, and enhance your fNIRS analyses. 👉 Register now: buff.ly/680Y286 #fNIRS #Neuroimaging #Webinar

Medication or movement, or both? 🚴📚 Hoy et al. (2025) studied children with #ADHD performing a #Stroop task while seated or desk-cycling, using #fNIRS to examine how physical activity and medication status shapes prefrontal engagement. Results here 👀 doi.org/10.3390/brai...

Decision-making in aviation is shaped by emotion and uncertainty. ✈️🌩️ Wang et al. (2025) studied how emotions influence novice pilots’ approach decisions under uncertain, climate-related conditions, combining behavioural measures with fNIRS to research prefrontal engagement. doi.org/10.1016/j.cr...

Can #VR be used for more naturalistic #ADHD assessments? 🖥️📧 Pakos et al. (2025) studied adults with ADHD performing a virtual task while combining #fNIRS with #EyeTracking and head-movement measures to investigate attention in realistic settings. 📖 doi.org/10.1186/s442...

🧠📊 Learn HRfunc for fNIRS signal modeling Talk by Denny Schaedig (WashU) + live demo 👉 Register now: buff.ly/680Y286

Linking early social behaviours to infant brain networks? 👶🙂 Allison et al. (2025) used #fNIRS to study #DefaultModeNetwork connectivity in 5-month-old infants and its relation to everyday social smiling and laughter. Read more here 📖 doi.org/10.1002/dev....

How is balance controlled after acquired brain injury? ⚖️🚶♂️ Hernandez-Sarabia et al. (2025) use #fNIRS and force-plate measures to study task-dependent cortical activity during static balance tasks in adults with chronic ABI. 📖 doi.org/10.3390/brai...

Can #fNIRS support automated screening for #bruxism-like jaw activity? 😬🌙 Fatima et al. (2025) use fNIRS during simulated clenching/mastication and apply machine-learning classification to distinguish bruxism-like patterns from other jaw movements. 📖 doi.org/10.1111/cns....

🔉👶Newborns show early sensitivity to prosodic contours. Marino et al. (2025) used fNIRS to test Italian-exposed newborns with French stimuli (standard vs time-reversed prosody), suggesting prosody detection is present at birth but modulated by prenatal language experience. doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...

Lee et al. (2025) examined knee osteoarthritis during single- vs dual-task walking (walking while doing mental subtraction), using fNIRS to track prefrontal activity alongside gait and task performance. 🚶⚖️ doi.org/10.1371/jour...

🚀 Join our webinar on modeling brain signals with HRfunc for fNIRS, presented by Denny Schaedig. 🔍 Discover how HRfunc enhances fNIRS data analysis by estimating neural activity and hemodynamic response functions. 👉 Reserve your spot: buff.ly/680Y286 #fNIRS #Neuroimaging #BrainImaging #HRfunc

Dual-task standing changes control strategies with age. ⚖️🦵 Pan & Zhang (2025) found older adults showed higher ankle co-activation and greater prefrontal-motor recruitment than young adults, with different brainmuscle coupling patterns via #fNIRS. doi.org/10.1007/s105...

🎲🧸 Hashmi et al. (2025) found that 4–8-year-olds used more pretend play and internal-state language during joint play vs solo play. These behaviours related to social abilities, and #fNIRS activity was linked to internal-state language. 📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.co...

How do #infant-caregiver brains coordinate attention? These researchers show that during natural play, caregiver left STG activation is linked to infants’ joint-attention patterns and visual short-term memory, via #fNIRS #hyperscanning! 📖 doi.org/10.1111/infa...

🧠 fNIRS Webinar – Introducing HRfunc Learn how HRfunc models neural activity & HRFs beyond standard hemoglobin analysis. With Denny Schaedig (WashU School of Medicine). 📅 Jan 28 | ⏰ 4 PM CET 👉 Save your spot and join us live! buff.ly/680Y286 #Neuroimaging #fNIRS #Webinar

🌍🧠 Yücel et al. (2025) study how hair type, density & colour and skin pigmentation influence #fNIRS signal quality. They provide practical recommendations for metadata, cap fit and hair-management strategies to support more equitable study design! 📖 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

🫀🧠In this new study on micro/macrovascular circulation, Hendler et al. (2025) show that delays between Doppler flow velocity and fNIRS tHb pulses consistently shorten during hypercapnia, closely tracking changes in the arterial time constant. 📖 doi.org/10.1088/1361...

🚨 Last call! Join our fNIRS webinar on Dec 16 (10–10:45 AM EST): HD vs. Sparse fNIRS — When Does HD Really Matter? Get clear insights on performance, workflows, and shared Stroop task resources. 👉 Register now: nirx.net/webinars

Can we detect brain activity better during leg movements? 🦵 Althobaiti et al. (2025) show that Dynamic Time Warping improves the sensitivity of #fNIRS time-series analysis for lower-limb tasks! Read more here 📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.im...

How does feedback change creativity? 🧠✨ Yin et al. (2025) #hyperscanning #fNIRS study show that interpersonal feedback, not one-way feedback, improves creativity, and “applying” feedback predicts better outcomes. 📖 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

🌟 This week! Webinar on detecting learning disorders using HRV extracted from fNIRS. 📅 11 Dec • 5 PM CET 🔗 Register ASAP: nirx.net/webinars

📣Take a look at this new open dataset of natural conversations by Hu et al. (2025) capturing self-objectification, with #fNIRS recorded across frontal-parietal regions. A rich resource for studying naturalistic social-emotional processing. 📖 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

How accurate is the 10–20 “hand area” for #fNIRS? 🎯🧠 Black et al. (2025) used neuronavigated TMS to map true motor hotspots and found 56% misalignment with the standard EEG-based channel. Read more results here:📖 doi.org/10.1088/1741...

Join our Dec 16, 2025, webinar with Jessica Anderson from Boston University to explore HD optode arrangements in fNIRS for better signal quality. She'll discuss HD vs. sparse arrays in a Stroop task, focusing on design and analysis. ▶️ Register: nirx.net/webinars

This new Nigerian randomised control trial from Shuaib et al. (2025) found that integrated biological + emotional-intelligence counselling can strengthen early development. 🌱🧠 Researchers found gains in executive function, emotion regulation, and prosocial behaviour. 👀📖 doi.org/10.22178/pos...

Check out this new #fNIRS paper on how nature exposure affects the brain! 🌿 Nature reduced negative affect vs. urban exposure 🧠 Lower left PFC activation → reduced need for emotion regulation 📉 Effects similar in patients with major depression Kramer et al. (2025) 📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

Take a look at this new #fNIRS and #TMS study on how action observation + proprioceptive stimulation affects motor plasticity? ✋🧠 Read the full paper by Bisio et al. (2025) here 📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...

Join our Dec 16, 2025, webinar with Jessica Anderson from Boston University on optode arrangements in fNIRS. Discover her publication on HD arrays improving brain activity detection during a Stroop task, including design, data processing, and performance. 👉 Register now: nirx.net/webinars

📄 Réveillé et al. (2025) used fNIRS hyperscanning to study interbrain synchrony during teamwork. 🤝🧠 They tracked how IBS changed across task phases and examined links with team composition and performance. Read here! doi.org/10.1093/scan...

Join our upcoming webinar to learn a groundbreaking method for extracting heart rate variability (HRV) from fNIRS data. This innovative approach enhances machine-learning detection of cognitive impairments by combining physiological and cerebral measurements. Register here: nirx.net/webinars

Can babies start learning language before they’re born? 🤯 📄 René et al. (2025) found that infants exposed prenatally to stories in two languages processed those similarly after birth, but differently to an unfamiliar language. 📖👉 doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Huge reproducibility study in #fNIRS! 38 teams analyzed two datasets with entirely different pipelines, yet group-level findings aligned strongly for well-supported hypotheses. Where did the variability come from? Read here 👉📄 Yücel et al., 2025 doi.org/10.1038/s420...