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  • 1School of Psychology, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom.

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This study introduces a new method to map functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) brain activity into 3D voxel-space. The novel approach shows strong agreement with functional MRI (fMRI) for visual working memory tasks.

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  • Two validation approaches were used: voxel-wise correlation and ANOVA of main/interaction effects.

    • Main Results:

    • Significant voxel-wise correlations were found between fNIRS and fMRI across fronto-parieto-temporal cortices.
    • Both fNIRS and fMRI demonstrated similar activation trends in the VWM network as memory load increased.
    • The two methods showed correspondence in main and interaction effects within common regions of interest.

    Conclusions:

    • The novel image-based fNIRS approach successfully maps brain activity into voxel-space.
    • This validated methodology provides a more spatially precise way to analyze fNIRS data.
    • The findings support the use of this advanced fNIRS technique for studying cognitive functions like VWM.