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

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The fNIRS glossary project: a consensus-based resource for functional near-infrared spectroscopy terminology. / Stute, Katharina; Gossé, Louisa K; Montero-Hernandez, Samuel et al.
In: Neurophotonics, Vol. 12, No. 2, 027801, 30.04.2025.

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Stute, K, Gossé, LK, Montero-Hernandez, S, Perkins, GA, Yücel, MA, Cutini, S, Durduran, T, Ehlis, A-C, Ferrari, M, Gervain, J, Mesquita, RC, Orihuela-Espina, F, Quaresima, V, Scholkmann, F, Tachtsidis, I, Torricelli, A, Wabnitz, H, Yodh, AG, Carp, SA, Dehghani, H, Fang, Q, Fantini, S, Hoshi, Y, Niu, H, Obrig, H, Klein, F, Artemenko, C, Bajracharya, A, Barth, B, Bartkowski, C, Borot, L, Bulgarelli, C, Busch, DR, Chojak, M, DeFreitas, JM, Diprossimo, L, Dresler, T, Eken, A, Elsherif, MM, Emberson, LL, Exner, A, Ferdous, TR, Fiske, A, Forbes, SH, Gemignani, J, Gerloff, C, Guérin, SMR, Guevara, E, Hamilton, AFDC, Hadi Hosseini, SM, Jain, D, Kerr-German, AN, Kong, H, Kroczek, A, Longhurst, JK, Lührs, M, MacLennan, RJ, Mehler, DMA, Meidenbauer, KL, Moreau, D, Mutlu, MC, Orti, R, Paranawithana, I, Pinti, P, Jounghani, AR, Reindl, V, Ross, NA, Sanchez-Alonso, S, Seidel-Marzi, O, Shukla, M, Usama, SA, Talati, M, Vergotte, G, Atif Yaqub, M, Yu, C-C & Zainodini, H 2025, 'The fNIRS glossary project: a consensus-based resource for functional near-infrared spectroscopy terminology', Neurophotonics, vol. 12, no. 2, 027801. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.nph.12.2.027801

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Stute, K., Gossé, L. K., Montero-Hernandez, S., Perkins, G. A., Yücel, M. A., Cutini, S., Durduran, T., Ehlis, A.-C., Ferrari, M., Gervain, J., Mesquita, R. C., Orihuela-Espina, F., Quaresima, V., Scholkmann, F., Tachtsidis, I., Torricelli, A., Wabnitz, H., Yodh, A. G., Carp, S. A., ... Zainodini, H. (2025). The fNIRS glossary project: a consensus-based resource for functional near-infrared spectroscopy terminology. Neurophotonics, 12(2), Article 027801. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.nph.12.2.027801

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Stute K, Gossé LK, Montero-Hernandez S, Perkins GA, Yücel MA, Cutini S et al. The fNIRS glossary project: a consensus-based resource for functional near-infrared spectroscopy terminology. Neurophotonics. 2025 Apr 30;12(2):027801. Epub 2025 Apr 18. doi: 10.1117/1.nph.12.2.027801

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Stute, Katharina ; Gossé, Louisa K ; Montero-Hernandez, Samuel et al. / The fNIRS glossary project : a consensus-based resource for functional near-infrared spectroscopy terminology. In: Neurophotonics. 2025 ; Vol. 12, No. 2.

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title = "The fNIRS glossary project: a consensus-based resource for functional near-infrared spectroscopy terminology",
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.",
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author = "Katharina Stute and Goss{\'e}, {Louisa K} and Samuel Montero-Hernandez and Perkins, {Guy A} and Y{\"u}cel, {Meryem A} and Simone Cutini and Turgut Durduran and Ann-Christine Ehlis and Marco Ferrari and Judit Gervain and Mesquita, {Rickson C} and Felipe Orihuela-Espina and Valentina Quaresima and Felix Scholkmann and Ilias Tachtsidis and Alessandro Torricelli and Heidrun Wabnitz and Yodh, {Arjun G} and Carp, {Stefan A} and Hamid Dehghani and Qianqian Fang and Sergio Fantini and Yoko Hoshi and Haijing Niu and Hellmuth Obrig and Franziska Klein and Christina Artemenko and Aahana Bajracharya and Beatrix Barth and Christian Bartkowski and L{\'e}nac Borot and Chiara Bulgarelli and Busch, {David R} and Malgorzata Chojak and DeFreitas, {Jason M} and Laura Diprossimo and Thomas Dresler and Aykut Eken and Elsherif, {Mahmoud M} and Emberson, {Lauren L} and Anna Exner and Ferdous, {Talukdar Raian} and Abigail Fiske and Forbes, {Samuel H} and Jessica Gemignani and Christian Gerloff and Gu{\'e}rin, {S{\'e}gol{\`e}ne M R} and Edgar Guevara and Hamilton, {Antonia F de C} and {Hadi Hosseini}, {S M} and Divya Jain and Kerr-German, {Anastasia N} and Haiyan Kong and Agnes Kroczek and Longhurst, {Jason K} and Michael L{\"u}hrs and MacLennan, {Rob J} and Mehler, {David M A} and Meidenbauer, {Kimberly L} and David Moreau and Mutlu, {Murat C} and Renato Orti and Ishara Paranawithana and Paola Pinti and Jounghani, {Ali Rahimpour} and Vanessa Reindl and Ross, {Nicholas A} and Sara Sanchez-Alonso and Oliver Seidel-Marzi and Mohinish Shukla and Usama, {Syed A} and Musa Talati and Gr{\'e}goire Vergotte and {Atif Yaqub}, M and Chia-Chuan Yu and Hanieh Zainodini",
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T1 - The fNIRS glossary project

T2 - a consensus-based resource for functional near-infrared spectroscopy terminology

AU - Stute, Katharina

AU - Gossé, Louisa K

AU - Montero-Hernandez, Samuel

AU - Perkins, Guy A

AU - Yücel, Meryem A

AU - Cutini, Simone

AU - Durduran, Turgut

AU - Ehlis, Ann-Christine

AU - Ferrari, Marco

AU - Gervain, Judit

AU - Mesquita, Rickson C

AU - Orihuela-Espina, Felipe

AU - Quaresima, Valentina

AU - Scholkmann, Felix

AU - Tachtsidis, Ilias

AU - Torricelli, Alessandro

AU - Wabnitz, Heidrun

AU - Yodh, Arjun G

AU - Carp, Stefan A

AU - Dehghani, Hamid

AU - Fang, Qianqian

AU - Fantini, Sergio

AU - Hoshi, Yoko

AU - Niu, Haijing

AU - Obrig, Hellmuth

AU - Klein, Franziska

AU - Artemenko, Christina

AU - Bajracharya, Aahana

AU - Barth, Beatrix

AU - Bartkowski, Christian

AU - Borot, Lénac

AU - Bulgarelli, Chiara

AU - Busch, David R

AU - Chojak, Malgorzata

AU - DeFreitas, Jason M

AU - Diprossimo, Laura

AU - Dresler, Thomas

AU - Eken, Aykut

AU - Elsherif, Mahmoud M

AU - Emberson, Lauren L

AU - Exner, Anna

AU - Ferdous, Talukdar Raian

AU - Fiske, Abigail

AU - Forbes, Samuel H

AU - Gemignani, Jessica

AU - Gerloff, Christian

AU - Guérin, Ségolène M R

AU - Guevara, Edgar

AU - Hamilton, Antonia F de C

AU - Hadi Hosseini, S M

AU - Jain, Divya

AU - Kerr-German, Anastasia N

AU - Kong, Haiyan

AU - Kroczek, Agnes

AU - Longhurst, Jason K

AU - Lührs, Michael

AU - MacLennan, Rob J

AU - Mehler, David M A

AU - Meidenbauer, Kimberly L

AU - Moreau, David

AU - Mutlu, Murat C

AU - Orti, Renato

AU - Paranawithana, Ishara

AU - Pinti, Paola

AU - Jounghani, Ali Rahimpour

AU - Reindl, Vanessa

AU - Ross, Nicholas A

AU - Sanchez-Alonso, Sara

AU - Seidel-Marzi, Oliver

AU - Shukla, Mohinish

AU - Usama, Syed A

AU - Talati, Musa

AU - Vergotte, Grégoire

AU - Atif Yaqub, M

AU - Yu, Chia-Chuan

AU - Zainodini, Hanieh

PY - 2025/4/30

Y1 - 2025/4/30

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy

KW - Glossary

KW - Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy

KW - Continuous-wave Near-infrared Spectroscopy

KW - Frequency-domain Near-infrared Spectroscopy

KW - Time-domain Near-infrared Spectroscopy

U2 - 10.1117/1.nph.12.2.027801

DO - 10.1117/1.nph.12.2.027801

M3 - Journal article

VL - 12

JO - Neurophotonics

JF - Neurophotonics

SN - 2329-423X

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M1 - 027801

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