Neuroscience Research Australia, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia; School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia.
Laboratory for Early Markers of Neurodegeneration (LEMON), Center for the Study of Movement, Cognition, and Mobility (CMCM), Neurological Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel; Department of Neurology, Sackler School of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Gait Posture. 2020 Oct;82:254-265. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.09.012. Epub 2020 Sep 18.
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is increasingly used in the field of posture and gait to investigate patterns of cortical brain activation while people move freely. fNIRS methods, analysis and reporting of data vary greatly across studies which in turn can limit the replication of research, interpretation of findings and comparison across works.
Considering these issues, we propose a set of practical recommendations for the conduct and reporting of fNIRS studies in posture and gait, acknowledging specific challenges related to clinical groups with posture and gait disorders.
Our paper is organized around three main sections: 1) hardware set up and study protocols, 2) artefact removal and data processing and, 3) outcome measures, validity and reliability; it is supplemented with a detailed checklist.
This paper was written by a core group of members of the International Society for Posture and Gait Research and posture and gait researchers, all experienced in fNIRS research, with the intent of assisting the research community to lead innovative and impactful fNIRS studies in the field of posture and gait, whilst ensuring standardization of research.
功能性近红外光谱（fNIRS）技术在姿势和步态领域中的应用日益广泛，可用于研究人们自由活动时大脑皮层的激活模式。然而，不同研究之间的 fNIRS 方法、数据分析和报告差异很大，这反过来又限制了研究的复制、结果的解释以及不同研究之间的比较。
考虑到这些问题，我们针对姿势和步态领域中的 fNIRS 研究提出了一套实用的建议，同时承认与姿势和步态障碍的临床人群相关的特定挑战。
本文围绕三个主要部分进行组织：1）硬件设置和研究方案，2）伪迹去除和数据处理，3）结果测量、有效性和可靠性；并附有详细的清单。
本文由国际姿势与步态研究学会的核心成员以及姿势和步态研究人员共同撰写，他们都具有丰富的 fNIRS 研究经验，旨在帮助研究界在姿势和步态领域开展创新性和有影响力的 fNIRS 研究，同时确保研究的标准化。
