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Phrase frequency analysis on fNIRS hyperscanning with Stork Big…

In the previous blog, we have used Stork’s big analysis to analyze the literature of fNIRS. At that time, Stork only analyzed the frequency of a single word (number indicates the number of occurences): near-infrared (1945) spectroscopy (1868) c
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NIRS_SPM 批处理成像的一个小改进

This is a guest post by Dr. Ning Liu from Stanford. 前些天 在用 NIRS_SPM批处理 做fNIRS脑图时,有几组数据总是报错(大约占总数的三分之
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fNIRS overview by Stork’s Big Analysis

What’s the trend of fNIRS in brain research? Is the field growing or dying? Which country and which institute are the most productive? Who are the experts in the field and how can I contact them for collaboration? Which brain region(s) are most
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Are the two balls of the same color?

Look at the two balls below. What colors are they? To me, the left ball is definitely blue, and the right one is green. If you see the same way, Haha, you (your brain) is tricked! I used photoshop to remove the background purple and yellow colors, th
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NIRS People: Interview Dr Chunming Lu

Chunming Lu’s lab in Beijing Normal University has published a paper titled “Shared neural representations of syntax during online dyadic communication” in NeuroImage. This is another fNIRS hyperscanning study within a month (check
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Fix narginchk Error using SPM

Today I downloaded SPM 12 latest version, and when I tried to start it complained: Error using narginchk (line 10) too many input arguments This error is caused by the conflict of multiple narginchk functions. To find out where they are, type >>
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Interview with Drs. Chenbo Wang and Xianchun Li

A group of scientists in East China Normal University has published a paper earlier this month titled “Dynamic interpersonal neural synchronization underlying pain-induced cooperation in females” in HBM. They studied how pain affected coo
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6 experiments you should do with NIRS (vs fMRI)

Let’s be frank. Compared to fMRI, NIRS has a number of intrinsic weaknesses. The signal to noise ratio is lower, the spatial resolution is (10x) lower, it can’t measure the deep brain, and it only covers a portio
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fNIRS中基线的做法和注意事项 (Baseline in fNIRS)

This article is a guest post by Rui Chen. An English version can be downloaded here 对于信号的分析,不论是脑电的数据
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