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Auteurs principaux: Kim, Tony, Liu, Haotian, Huang, Chiung-Ting, Wu, Ingrid, Liu, Xilin
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Publié: 2025
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Accès en ligne:https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.20509
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author Kim, Tony
Liu, Haotian
Huang, Chiung-Ting
Wu, Ingrid
Liu, Xilin
author_facet Kim, Tony
Liu, Haotian
Huang, Chiung-Ting
Wu, Ingrid
Liu, Xilin
contents Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a non-invasive, real-time method for monitoring brain activity by measuring hemodynamic responses in the cerebral cortex. However, existing systems are expensive, bulky, and limited to clinical or research environments. This paper introduces OpenNIRScap, an open-source, low-cost, and wearable fNIRS system designed to make real-time brain monitoring more accessible in everyday environments. The device features 24 custom-designed sensor boards with dual-wavelength light emitters and photodiode detectors, a central electrical control unit (ECU) with analog multiplexing, and a real-time data processing pipeline. Bench validation and pilot tests on volunteers have confirmed the ability of the system to capture cognitively evoked hemodynamic responses, supporting its potential as an affordable tool for cognitive monitoring and portable neurotechnology applications. The hardware, software, and graphical user interface have all been open-sourced and made publicly available at the following link: https://github.com/tonykim07/fNIRS.
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spellingShingle OpenNIRScap: An Open-Source, Low-Cost Wearable Near-Infrared Spectroscopy-based Brain Interfacing Cap
Kim, Tony
Liu, Haotian
Huang, Chiung-Ting
Wu, Ingrid
Liu, Xilin
Signal Processing
Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a non-invasive, real-time method for monitoring brain activity by measuring hemodynamic responses in the cerebral cortex. However, existing systems are expensive, bulky, and limited to clinical or research environments. This paper introduces OpenNIRScap, an open-source, low-cost, and wearable fNIRS system designed to make real-time brain monitoring more accessible in everyday environments. The device features 24 custom-designed sensor boards with dual-wavelength light emitters and photodiode detectors, a central electrical control unit (ECU) with analog multiplexing, and a real-time data processing pipeline. Bench validation and pilot tests on volunteers have confirmed the ability of the system to capture cognitively evoked hemodynamic responses, supporting its potential as an affordable tool for cognitive monitoring and portable neurotechnology applications. The hardware, software, and graphical user interface have all been open-sourced and made publicly available at the following link: https://github.com/tonykim07/fNIRS.
title OpenNIRScap: An Open-Source, Low-Cost Wearable Near-Infrared Spectroscopy-based Brain Interfacing Cap
topic Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.20509