Performance Monitoring via Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy for Virtual Reality Based Basic Life Support Training

Abstract

Keywords: functional near infrared spectroscopy, basic life support, medical training, virtual reality, medical simulator Frontiers in Neuroscience | www.frontiersin.org December 2019 | Volume 13 | Article 1336Conflict of Interest: fNIR Devices, LLC manufacturers the optical brain imaging instrument and licensed IP and know-how from Drexel University. KI and BO were involved in the technology development and thus offered a minor share in the startup firm, fNIR Devices, LLC.The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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