We present a method for simultaneously collecting fMRI and fNIRS signals from the same subjects with whole-head fNIRS coverage. The protocol has been tested with three young adults and can be adapted for data collection for developmental studies and clinical populations.
Sanchez-Alonso, S., Canale, R. R., Nichoson, I. F., Aslin, R. N. Simultaneous Data Collection of fMRI and fNIRS Measurements Using a Whole-Head Optode Array and Short-Distance Channels. J. Vis. Exp. (200), e65088, doi:10.3791/65088 (2023).