From f88d7ea30b37b67ef3c8cb3d880ea04479948371 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tyler Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:42:34 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update Understanding Parameters --- Understanding-Parameters.md | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Understanding-Parameters.md b/Understanding-Parameters.md index 91feec0..4829358 100644 --- a/Understanding-Parameters.md +++ b/Understanding-Parameters.md @@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ Identifies both short and long channels. A channel is the inter-optode distance - LONG_CHANNEL_THRESH (float, default=0.045): Maximum distance a channel can be in metres before it is removed. Note: If SHORT_CHANNEL is set to False, SHORT_CHANNEL_THRESH & SHORT_CHANNEL_REGRESSION will be ignored. -Note: FLARES currently only guarantees support for one short channel. If your design has multiple short channels, raise a [feature request](https://git.research.dezeeuw.ca/tyler/flares/issues/new). ## Heart Rate Identifies the heart rate of the participant. Heart rate in fNIRS is considered noise, and as such it is important to identify it and regress it out. Underneath, two methods of calculating heart rate from two different scientific libraries are used in an attempt to get more accurate results. There are options to strips a couple of seconds from the start and end of the file to ensure that the heart rate calculation does not see potential spikes from a cap being placed after recording started or removed before recording ended. Because the calculations for heart rate can spike over time, there are parameters set to encapsulate the heart rate into an acceptable minimum and maximum value. Each individual data point calculation for heart rate will be averaged into a window defined by a user parameter to provide a smoother result.