NIRScout Advantages

The NIRScout is user-friendly, modular, and a robust functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) platform which measures hemodynamic responses to neuroactivation via oxy-, deoxy-, and total hemoglobin changes in the cerebral cortex. The NIRScout platform includes a host of ready-to-implement upgrades and modules to meet the needs of a broad range of cognitive neuroscience applications.

NIRScout (NSC) Advantages:

• Ability to measure both topographic and tomographic measurements, can freely place probes anywhere on the cortex.
• Modular design allows for easy and efficient upgrades and increased coverage, when needed.
• Hyperscanning: single system can synchronously collect measurements from multiple participants simultaneously.
• Illumination pattern (source firing sequence) fully customizable, which increases sampling rate, and prevents crosstalk.
• Up to 255 triggers input, and up to 255 triggers output.

NIRScout Extended Plus (NSXP) Advantages:

• Can be configured to use laser sources, LED sources, or both, depending on your research needs.
• Fiber based system allows for safe data collection within MR.
• Ability to use 4-wavelength and 8-wavelength sources. Used for detecting additional chromophores beyond hemoglobin (i.e. Cytochrome c oxidase).
• Flat fibers and optodes allow for data collection for concurrent TMS and fNIRS applications.
• Has expanded coverage, beyond our standard NIRScout system.

Functionality

Set up fNIRS Fast
NIRx uses the NIRScap and proprietary signal optimization procedure for an incredibly fast setup (see video of <60-second setup).

High data quality

Sampling rate of 100Hz, sensitivity of SiPD: < 1 pW or APD: 0.5pW, with a high dynamic range of 90 dBopt.

Multi-Modal Integration
NIRScout is ideal for multi-modal measurements with EEG, fMRI, eye-tracking, cochlear implants, TMS, tDCS, EMG, and other modalities for concurrent measurements.

Application-Specific Probes & Headgear

Specialized probes and headgear available for comfortable
measurements on any subject, for any application. Including for measurements on infants and children.