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fNIRS-based autism classification benchmarked for temporal generalization

A new research paper published on arXiv explores the challenges of using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) classification. The study introduces a cross-time-window transfer benchmark to address performance degradation caused by variations in optimal observation windows across subjects. Findings indicate that while zero-shot classification accuracy is low, minimal subject-specific fine-tuning significantly improves results, highlighting inter-subject variability as a key barrier. The research also demonstrates the effectiveness of domain-adversarial and self-supervised strategies in achieving robust classification without target-subject data, suggesting that relevant information can be extracted from short fNIRS windows. AI

RANK_REASON Academic paper published on arXiv detailing a new benchmark for fNIRS-based autism classification. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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fNIRS-based autism classification benchmarked for temporal generalization

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Marios Petrov, Sahana Vinayak, Targol Bakhtiarvand, Moses Smith Guddah, Adham Atyabi, Frederick Shic, Kevin A. Pelphrey ·

    Temporal Generalization in fNIRS-Based Autism Classification: A Cross-Time-Window Transfer Benchmark

    arXiv:2608.07567v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a promising modality for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) classification, yet existing approaches assume temporally aligned evaluation. In practice, the optimal observation window var…