Rickson Mesquita

Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.

“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”

It was nice to reflect on the past 20 years of my involvement with #fnirs in Latin America, and Brazil in particular!

Thanks to @annadevor.bsky.social and Neurophotonics for such a special issue, and @edgarguevara.bsky.social for taking the lead on this text and inviting me to contribute!

fNIRS reproducibility varies with data quality, analysis pipelines, and researcher experience - Communications Biology FRESH, a multi-lab collaboration, reveals how data quality, analysis pipelines, and researcher expertise influence reproducibility in fNIRS neuroimaging, highlighting key factors driving variability i...

FRESH, a multi-lab collaboration, reveals how data quality, analysis pipelines, and researcher expertise influence reproducibility in fNIRS neuroimaging, highlighting key factors driving variability in hypothesis outcomes.

doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Grateful for all discussions with Robert Luke, @mayucel.bsky.social, and @avonluh.bsky.social over the past years to make this idea a research project.

Big thanks to all coauthors who dedicated their time and volunteered to make this project a reality!

#fNIRS #Neuroimaging #OpenScience #SfNIRS

A brief summary:

38 fNIRS teams analyzed the same data.
➡️ No 2 pipelines alike
➡️ Despite diversity, teams showed high agreement at the group level --> fNIRS is reliable
➡️ GLM, short-channel regression = more reproducible outcomes
➡️ Reproducibility also linked to fNIRS experience + SNR

One of the hardest - and most rewarding - papers I've published so far!

Proud to share the FRESH initiative results published in @commsbio.nature.com - a true landmark in fNIRS collaboration and wake-up call on fNIRS data analysis.

Paper: doi.org/10.1038/s420...

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Reposting again if you missed the first call - great Full Professor position available at The Centre for Human Brain Health (@thechbh.bsky.social) in Birmingham, UK!

It was fun to host this workshop at the School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham and meet many inspiring people and projects. I hope you enjoyed, and let's keep in touch!

always fun to be around these guys!