Virendra Mishra, Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Advanced Medical Imaging Research, received HSF-GEF funding to procure a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) system as a part of the Research MRI Core (RMRIC).

fNIRS is a neuroimaging option which is preferred for certain participants such as babies and patients with implants, and for recording cortico-cortical signatures while doing routine tasks and performing hyperscanning. It has little to no motion, is lightweight, transportable, and could be used with MRI for multimodality studies.

“fNIRS is a game changer", said Virendra Mishra, Ph.D. "It is a much-needed tool for UAB neuroscientists to study brain functions in young babies, patients with metal implants, and cortico-cortical brain connectivity during naturalistic tasks”