
14/08/2025
When studying brain activity, comfort matters for both researchers and participants. Compared to fMRI, offers:
🟡 Freedom to move: No confined scanner, enabling participants to walk, exercise, or interact naturally
🔵 Faster, portable setup: fNIRS is wearable, allowing studies in real-world environments
🟡 Fewer restrictions: Works with participants who have implants, are less compliant, or can’t stay perfectly still, including infants and clinical populations
🔵 Quiet measurements: No loud gradient coil noise to distract or disturb
By making participants more comfortable and studies more adaptable, opens doors to more natural, reliable, and inclusive research.
🔗 Learn more the 1-on-1 comparison at https://www.artinis.com/blogpost-all/comparison-fnirs-vs-fmri