NIRx Webinar: Physiological Considerations During Multimodal fNIRS Imaging Protocol with Joel Burma @NIRxMedicalTechnologies

Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

In this talk, Joel Burma of the Cerebrovascular Concussion Laboratory/Experimental Imaging Centre at the University of Calgary, talks about using fNIRS multimodal imaging. The concurrent use of physiological sensors in fNIRS experiments has grown in recent years. In this open webinar Joel discusses pitfalls, methodological advancements, and future directions for multimodal research using fNIRS + physiological measurements.

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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro by Dr. Jeremy Burnison at NIRx
3:50 - Intro by Joel Burma

6:02 - *Physiological recording example in concussion research*
16:25 - fNIRS recording

18:02 - *Employment of a multimodal protocol*
24:08 - fNIRS + EEG
24:30 - tDCS
26:28 - Pilot protocol

27:34 - *Considerations/Recommendations for Future Studies*
28:24 - Recommendation 1: understanding technologies
30:01 - Recommendation 2: equipment hierarchy
31:50 - Recommendation 3: task consideration based on equipment
34:36 - Recommendation 4: montage design
36:42 - Recommendation 5: pilot, fail, adapt

41:38 - *Future Directions and Applications* - SABV
46:00 - Sport Related Concussion
47:38 - Concussion and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

51:18 - *Questions*

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