ARC-TS contributes to successful fNIRS workshop

The Center for Human Growth and Development (CHGD) held a workshop on functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), a form of neuroimaging, with a special focus on pediatric applications. The workshop was sponsored by units at U-M, as well as units from Eastern Michigan University and Gallaudet University. It was attended by 50 people from as far away as Texas, and included research talks, instructional sessions, and hands-on experience with fNIRS data processing. The workshop was the first of its kind at U-M.

CHGD, ARC-TS, and LSA IT staff collaborated to provide a remote neuroimaging computing environment, which included a graphical interface, access to Matlab, and a suite of fNIRS software, that was accessed from participants’s laptops during the workshop. The attendees rated the practice exercises done via the computing environment one of the most important components of the workshop.

ARC-TS was pleased to be able to contribute to training in computational tools needed for emerging methods in neuroimaging. For more information about the fNIRS workshop, please see http://chgd.umich.edu/facilities-resources/developmental-neuroscience-laboratories/fnirs/fnirs-workshop/