Stute Katharina, Gossé Louisa K, Montero-Hernandez Samuel, Perkins Guy A, Yücel Meryem A, Cutini Simone, Durduran Turgut, Ehlis Ann-Christine, Ferrari Marco, Gervain Judit, Mesquita Rickson C, Orihuela-Espina Felipe, Quaresima Valentina, Scholkmann Felix, Tachtsidis Ilias, Torricelli Alessandro, Wabnitz Heidrun, Yodh Arjun G, Carp Stefan A, Dehghani Hamid, Fang Qianqian, Fantini Sergio, Hoshi Yoko, Niu Haijing, Obrig Hellmuth, Klein Franziska, Artemenko Christina, Bajracharya Aahana, Barth Beatrix, Bartkowski Christian, Borot Lénac, Bulgarelli Chiara, Busch David R, Chojak Malgorzata, DeFreitas Jason M, Diprossimo Laura, Dresler Thomas, Eken Aykut, Elsherif Mahmoud M, Emberson Lauren L, Exner Anna, Ferdous Talukdar Raian, Fiske Abigail, Forbes Samuel H, Gemignani Jessica, Gerloff Christian, Guérin Ségolène M R, Guevara Edgar, Hamilton Antonia F de C, Hadi Hosseini S M, Jain Divya, Kerr-German Anastasia N, Kong Haiyan, Kroczek Agnes, Longhurst Jason K, Lührs Michael, MacLennan Rob J, Mehler David M A, Meidenbauer Kimberly L, Moreau David, Mutlu Murat C, Orti Renato, Paranawithana Ishara, Pinti Paola, Jounghani Ali Rahimpour, Reindl Vanessa, Ross Nicholas A, Sanchez-Alonso Sara, Seidel-Marzi Oliver, Shukla Mohinish, Usama Syed A, Talati Musa, Vergotte Grégoire, Atif Yaqub M, Yu Chia-Chuan, Zainodini Hanieh
Chemnitz University of Technology, Institute of Human Movement Science and Health, Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, Chemnitz, Germany.
Birkbeck, University of London, School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Science, London, United Kingdom.
Neurophotonics. 2025 Apr;12(2):027801. doi: 10.1117/1.NPh.12.2.027801. Epub 2025 Apr 18.
A 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.
The 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.
The 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.
The 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.
The 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.
对术语的共同理解对于清晰的科学交流和减少误解至关重要。在利用功能近红外光谱（fNIRS）迅速扩展的跨学科领域中，这尤其具有挑战性，因为研究人员来自不同背景，并将他们的专业知识应用于工程、神经科学和心理学等领域。
建立fNIRS术语表项目，以开发一个社区来源的术语表，涵盖关键的fNIRS术语，包括与连续波（CW）、频域（FD）和时域（TD）近红外光谱技术相关的术语。
该术语表由76名不同的fNIRS研究人员共同开发，他们代表了广泛的职业阶段（从博士生到专家）和学科。这个跨五个阶段构建的协作过程确保了术语表的深度和全面性。
该术语表包含300多个术语，分为六个关键领域：分析、实验设计、硬件、神经科学、数学和物理学。它还包括缩写、符号、同义词、参考文献、替代定义以及相关的图表。
fNIRS术语表提供了一个社区来源的资源，促进了fNIRS社区及相关领域内的教育和有效的科学交流。通过降低学习和参与fNIRS的障碍，该术语表有望使广泛的研究人员受益，包括那些获得教育资源有限的研究人员。
