I. Content of this session
Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) is one of the key technologies for studying the neural mechanisms of cognitive processing in the brain, which is a portable brain imaging technology. fNIRS spatially locates brain regions associated with specific functions or behaviors by measuring the level of brain oxygenation and interpersonal neural synchrony indicators, revealing the potential neural mechanisms underlying the effects of different factors on cognitive processing.
fNIRS not only fulfills traditional brain imaging research tasks but also has advantages such as low cost, low noise, low restrictiveness, high tolerance to head motion, and support for multi-brain synchronous scanning. It is suitable for special subject groups (infants, patients, elderly populations, etc.) and high ecological validity natural contexts (daily life, sports driving, face-to-face interactions, etc.), and has been widely used in important emerging hot fields. For example, fNIRS research can be used to track the early development of neural circuits in infants, assist in the clinical assessment and neural rehabilitation of neurological and psychiatric disorders. In the field of language-related research, fNIRS has unique advantages in investigating the neural mechanisms of auditory perception, speech production, development of children's language abilities, language assessment and rehabilitation of reading disorders and aphasia, face-to-face communication, etc. fNIRS multi-brain synchronous scanning research focuses on interpersonal neural coupling mechanisms in teaching interactions, social decision-making, and other contexts. The influence of fNIRS is gradually spreading to various interdisciplinary fields such as developmental psychology, educational psychology, journalism and communication, economics and management, linguistics, etc.
This workshop will introduce the latest research progress of fNIRS in cutting-edge hot fields, combined with easy-to-understand examples, to help participants deepen their understanding of the principles and applications of fNIRS, and master data collection and analysis methods.
II. Schedule
09:00–10:30: fNIRS 's introduction to Technology and Imaging Principles
10:30–10:45: Coffee break
10:45–12:00: Foreword Application 1
12:00–13:30: Lunch and break
13:30–15:30: Experimental Design
15:30–15:45: Coffee break
15:45–16:30: Data Collection and Localization
16:30–16:40: Coffee break
16:40–17:30: Foreword Application 2
17:30–18:30: Q&A
09:00–09:30: Principles of Data Analysis 1
09:30–09:40: Coffee break
09:40–11:00: Principles of Data Analysis 2
11:00–11:10: Coffee break
11:10–12:00: Hands-on Practice 1
12:00–13:30: Lunch and break
13:30–15:00: Hands-on Practice 2
15:00–15:15: Dicussion
15:30–17:00: Hands-on Practice 3
17:00–18:30: Hands-on Practice on Computers, Laboratory Visits, Q&A
Recommended reading list:
"Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Brain Function Imaging", Science Press, December 2020, Zhu Chaozhe
III. Training fees
Technical training registration fee: 3000 ￥/person, full-time students 2500 ￥/person. The registration fee includes material fees and lunch expenses. Other expenses are self-funded.
IV. Registration and Payment
Please scan the QR code to obtain the registration form and send it to 111center@blcu.edu.cn, with the title named "Unit + Name + fNIRS Workshop Registration". We will provide a payment link for payment.
V. Notes
1. After paying the registration fee, if you cannot participate on time due to personal reasons, the fee will not be refunded.
2. Students refer to doctoral students, master's students, and undergraduate students, and need to provide a valid student ID.
3. Participants are required to bring a Windows system computer. If there are no special circumstances, please do not bring an Apple computer. If only an Apple computer is available, please install the Windows system in advance using Bootcamp.
4. If you are unable to attend offline, the workshop provides online participation methods.
VI. Host Unit
Beijing Language University's CCSL is a scientific research institution with internationalization and openness, focusing on language cognitive science and majoring in Chinese second language acquisition and cognition, language cognitive neuroscience, and language cognition and neuromorphic research. The "Key Laboratory of Language Cognitive Science" led by the base has been successfully approved and put into construction, with the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Education's "Higher Education Discipline Innovation and Intelligence Introduction Plan" as the platform.
