Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Invited speaker: Sara Sanchez-Alonso, Associate Research Scientist at the Child Study Center at Yale School of Medicine, US.
This webinar provides an overview of the challenges and considerations when collecting fMRI and fNIRS data simultaneously including protocol development, experimental set up and implementation, data collection and analysis. Specifically, Dr. Sanchez-Alonso describes a protocol that allows for simultaneous data collection of fMRI and fNIRS signals and that: i) provides whole-head fNIRS coverage; ii) includes short-distance measurements for regression of the non-cortical, systemic physiological signal; and iii) implements two different methods for optode-to-scalp co-registration of fNIRS measurements. The webinar also considers how to adapt the fNIRS equipment for use in the magnetic resonance (MR) environment and provide recommendations for both data recording and optode-to-scalp co-registration. In turn, we discuss potential modifications of the protocol to fit the specifics of the available MR-safe fNIRS system. Finally, the webinar describes key steps in the analysis of fMRI and fNIRS data that have been simultaneously collected.
Invited speaker: Sara Sanchez-Alonso, Associate Research Scientist at the Child Study Center at Yale School of Medicine, US.
This webinar provides an overview of the challenges and considerations when collecting fMRI and fNIRS data simultaneously including protocol development, experimental set up and implementation, data collection and analysis. Specifically, Dr. Sanchez-Alonso describes a protocol that allows for simultaneous data collection of fMRI and fNIRS signals and that: i) provides whole-head fNIRS coverage; ii) includes short-distance measurements for regression of the non-cortical, systemic physiological signal; and iii) implements two different methods for optode-to-scalp co-registration of fNIRS measurements. The webinar also considers how to adapt the fNIRS equipment for use in the magnetic resonance (MR) environment and provide recommendations for both data recording and optode-to-scalp co-registration. In turn, we discuss potential modifications of the protocol to fit the specifics of the available MR-safe fNIRS system. Finally, the webinar describes key steps in the analysis of fMRI and fNIRS data that have been simultaneously collected.
