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On this webinar, Abria Simmons and Gavkhar Abdurokhmonova from the University of Maryland are sharing with us some of the work they have been conducting at the Language, Experience, and Development (LEAD) lab to develop best practices for scanning Black participants with different types of hair and hairstyles. They are presenting their workflow to maximize the comfort of Black participants, demonstrate a variety of procedures (such as hair braiding) to optimize fNIRS sensor-scalp connection, and discuss future directions to increase representation in neuroscience on both methodological and relational sides.
On this webinar, Abria Simmons and Gavkhar Abdurokhmonova from the University of Maryland are sharing with us some of the work they have been conducting at the Language, Experience, and Development (LEAD) lab to develop best practices for scanning Black participants with different types of hair and hairstyles. They are presenting their workflow to maximize the comfort of Black participants, demonstrate a variety of procedures (such as hair braiding) to optimize fNIRS sensor-scalp connection, and discuss future directions to increase representation in neuroscience on both methodological and relational sides.
