


fNIRS and the Brain: How cognition is defined and recorded
As the most crucial organ of the human body that quintessentially defines humanity, the brain is still our greatest puzzle to solve. Medical doctors, neuroscientists, physiological scientists, and others have been trying to understand how its functions affect our...
Eye Tracking Insights
Try Not To Blink—This Won’t Hurt What exactly, is eye tracking? Do I have to put on a helmet or stick something unpleasant into my eye? No, nothing so invasive, and not the least bit uncomfortable. Eye tracking is the process by which eye movements are recorded for...
T4 Conference Wrap-up
August is a month of barbecues, baseball, and last-minute vacations against the backdrop of a fading summer, and the eighth month of 2019 proved to be an equally exciting time at BIOPAC, with something of a pleasant vacation thrown in. On August 12-14, BIOPAC hosted...
fNIRS Systems—a NIR miracle
At the dawn of the 19th century, pioneering astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the existence of infrared radiation, which is electromagnetic radiation invisible to the human eye but identifiable via its ability to heat objects. Infrared radiation is commonly...
Holiday Happiness: Gratitude or Gifts?
Studies investigated the anxiety of gift-giving, the effects of social support in stressful situations, and what impact meditation has on heart rate, ECG, and blood pressure.
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