Unifying Human Neurophysiology: The Brain-Body Platform
The brain does not work in isolation—neither should your research. To fully understand human cognition and behavior, you must measure the interaction between the central nervous system and the body’s physiological state.
The Brain-Body platform is compatible with all our MedelOpt+ devices: MedelOpt+ Mobility, MedelOpt+ Infinity, MedelOpt+ Tandem and MedelOpt+VR.
One Solution. Full Insight. Seamless Neuroimaging.
The Brain-Body Platform is the world’s first truly integrated platform,
leveraging MedelOpt+ to merge high-performance functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), synchronized electroencephalography (EEG), and BIOPAC’s comprehensive systemic physiology [electrocardiogram (ECG), respiration, electrodermal activity (EDA), and other physiological signals] into a single, hardware-locked data stream.
- Enhanced headset electronics for improved signal quality
- Full integration with AcqKnowledge software
- Hardware-Level Precision Sync: Time-locked events across all channels
Acquisition, setup, and analysis are unified in a single AcqKnowledge workflow, reducing setup time and errors, with support for real-time data access and multiple file formats. Modular hardware and cloud capabilities enable reproducible, scalable studies across multiple participants and labs.
The Researcher’s Advantage: Eliminate data drift, reduce setup time, and move from complex data synchronization to high-impact discovery.
Why SPA-fNIRS is a Research Requirement
Standard fNIRS is often “contaminated” by systemic noise—heartbeats, breathing, and blood pressure changes in the scalp. Without correction, these artifacts can be mistaken for brain activity.
The Power of Systemic Physiology Augmented fNIRS (SPA-fNIRS)
By leveraging Short Separation Channels and BIOPAC MP200 integration, MedelOpt+ allows you to model and regress these systemic drivers.
Signal Purity
Isolate the pure neuronal hemodynamic response from extracerebral artifacts.
Reduced False Positives
Avoid overestimating cortical activation caused by systemic fluctuations.
Compute Montage
Study how systemic physiology can impact brain activation—e.g., by analyzing how Heart Rate Variability (HRV) or stress via EDA correlates with mental workload in real-time.
Scientific Source: Scholkmann, F., Tachtsidis, I., Wolf, M., & Wolf, U. (2022). Systemic physiology augmented functional near-infrared spectroscopy: a powerful approach to study the embodied human brain. Neurophotonics, 9(3), 030801-030801.