1. FC-NIRS: A Functional Connectivity Analysis Tool for Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Data.
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Xu, Jingping, Liu, Xiangyu, Zhang, Jinrui, Li, Zhen, Wang, Xindi, Fang, Fang, and Niu, Haijing
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NEAR infrared spectroscopy , *BRAIN research , *GRAPHICS processing units , *DATA analysis , *BRAIN imaging , *FUNCTIONAL magnetic resonance imaging , *ACQUISITION of data - Abstract
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), a promising noninvasive imaging technique, has recently become an increasingly popular tool in resting-state brain functional connectivity (FC) studies. However, the corresponding software packages for FC analysis are still lacking. To facilitate fNIRS-based human functional connectome studies, we developed a MATLAB software package called “functional connectivity analysis tool for near-infrared spectroscopy data” (FC-NIRS). This package includes the main functions of fNIRS data preprocessing, quality control, FC calculation, and network analysis. Because this software has a friendly graphical user interface (GUI), FC-NIRS allows researchers to perform data analysis in an easy, flexible, and quick way. Furthermore, FC-NIRS can accomplish batch processing during data processing and analysis, thereby greatly reducing the time cost of addressing a large number of datasets. Extensive experimental results using real human brain imaging confirm the viability of the toolbox. This novel toolbox is expected to substantially facilitate fNIRS-data-based human functional connectome studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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