The application of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in the neurosciences has been expanding over the last 40 years. Today, it is addressing a wide range of applications within different populations and utilizes a great variety of experimental paradigms. With the rapid growth and the diversification of research methods, some inconsistencies are appearing in the way in which methods are presented, which can make the interpretation and replication of studies unnecessarily challenging. The Society for Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy has thus been motivated to organize a representative (but not exhaustive) group of leaders in the field to build a consensus on the best practices for describing the methods utilized in fNIRS studies. Our paper has been designed to provide guidelines to help enhance the reliability, repeatability, and traceability of reported fNIRS studies and encourage best practices throughout the community. A checklist is provided to guide authors in the preparation of their manuscripts and to assist reviewers when evaluating fNIRS papers.

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fNIRS 出版物的最佳实践

在过去的 40 年中，功能性近红外光谱 (fNIRS) 在神经科学中的应用不断扩大。今天，它正在解决不同人群中的广泛应用，并利用各种各样的实验范式。随着研究方法的快速增长和多样化，提出方法的方式出现了一些不一致，这可能给研究的解释和复制带来不必要的挑战。因此，功能性近红外光谱学会有动力组织该领域的一个具有代表性（但不是详尽无遗）的领导小组，就描述 fNIRS 研究中使用的方法的最佳实践达成共识。我们的论文旨在提供指导，以帮助提高可靠性、可重复性、和报告的 fNIRS 研究的可追溯性，并鼓励整个社区的最佳实践。提供了一份清单来指导作者准备他们的手稿，并在评估 fNIRS 论文时帮助审稿人。