The fNIRS mini devices developed by Artinis are lightweight, user-friendly, and comfortable, making them perfectly suited for studies on sensitive subjects, such as babies.

PortaLite Mini

This is the version of the PortaLite designed especially for pediatric studies and neonatal research. Even including the two mini sensors, it only weighs 188 grams. As the standard version, it measures local oxy-, deoxy- and total hemoglobin concentration changes and tissue saturation index (TSI). Real-time online or offline recording with a high sampling rate (up to 100 Hz) are available; the system is compatible with the Artinis mobile app for easy & quick NIRS recordings in the field.

OctaMon Mini

The OctaMon mini is ideal for capturing brain activity while having the freedom to perform daily activities including exercise. The device consists of 8 channels mounted on a comfortable headband covering the full prefrontal cortex. The OctaMon measures changes in oxygenation in terms of oxyhemoglobin, deoxyhemoglobin, and total hemoglobin.

BabyBrite

The BabyBrite can be used to measure changes in oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin concentration levels in the brain. As it only weighs 300 grams (!) and is a portable NIRS device, infants are able to freely move and crawl around while wearing the device. The BabyBrite is the ideal device for all infant research, such as infant cognitive development, linguistic development, parent-child interaction/synchrony, and infant peer-to-peer interaction. The headcap is designed for babies aged from 0 to 2 and the number of channels available is 27.