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Sample NIRS finger tapping data

Description: The subject is myself. I did a simple finger tapping task. I continuously tapped my right hand on the table for 10s, then rest for 20s. Then repeat this tapping-rest cycle for 20 times. NIRS signals were recorded by Hitachi ETG-4000. The
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Use MatLab to move and click mouse, to press…

We have an interesting challenge in one of our projects. In our neuroimaging experiment, we need the participant to play a computer game while his brain is scanned (using a NIRS device ETG 4000 in this case). As you can imagine, we need to start the
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Raspberry Pi for research labs (1)

Raspberry Pi for research labs (3) Raspberry Pi for research labs (2) Raspberry Pi is a mini and incredibly cheap PC. The size is like a credit card, and the price is $35. See how small it is compared to my hand. If you connect Pi with a TV (or monit
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xjView full package download

If you are interested in the full package of xjview, including nirs related scripts, please fill the following form: Name Email If you are only interested in the display function of xjview, please go to https://www.alivelearn.net/xjview/ to download.
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Download “Cross Wavelet and Wavelet Coherence Toolbox”

The “Cross Wavelet and Wavelet Coherence Toolbox” download link by Grinsted et al (http://www.pol.ac.uk/home/research/waveletcoherence/) is dead. We will send you an active download link upon your request (an email with the download
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Brain surface template

Sometimes we need to work on the surface of a brain. Here I create a surface mask based on the standard avg152T1 image (MNI space) for you to download. Visualized in xjview, you can see the mask in the yellow curved lines. It’s actually a surfa
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Handy programs to visualize NIRS data (6): plotAverage

This is the 6th post of the series: Handy programs to visualize NIRS data When we do an experiment, we often repeat an event (or block) for a few times. For example, in a typical finger tapping task, we ask the participants to do a finger tapping for
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Extracting wavelet coherence values

In my previous blog (https://www.alivelearn.net/?p=1426) and in our paper titled “NIRS-based hyperscanning reveals increased interpersonal coherence in superior frontal cortex during cooperation” (full text pdf available ), we have shown
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尖椒土豆丝与自由意志

饭店里,你拿着菜单,在思考是点西红柿炒鸡蛋还是尖椒土豆丝。这个问题显然很重要,因为你已经考虑了几分钟了。最后,你下定了决心,拍了脑瓜子,说,就要土豆丝了。你如释重负。旁边的服务员可能夸你,说你做出了最
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