{
  "TaskName": "Focus Boost · Mendi prefrontal alpha up-train",
  "TaskDescription": "20-minute SMR + theta-suppress protocol at Cz with bilateral prefrontal fNIRS feedback. Client received auditory + visual feedback at 100ms update rate.",
  "InstitutionName": "Cedar Valley Neurofeedback (de-identified)",
  "InstitutionAddress": "1234 Sample St, Austin TX, USA",
  "InstitutionalDepartmentName": "Adolescent ADHD Program",
  "Manufacturer": "Mendi",
  "ManufacturersModelName": "Mendi v3 Headband",
  "DeviceSerialNumber": "MND-3-A4F92E (de-identified)",
  "SoftwareVersions": "EEGBase/4.6.2 + Mendi-SDK/2.1.3",
  "SamplingFrequency": 25,
  "NIRSChannelCount": 4,
  "NIRSSourceOptodeCount": 2,
  "NIRSDetectorOptodeCount": 2,
  "NIRSPlacementScheme": "International 10-10 system · Fp1 / Fp2",
  "Wavelengths": [760, 850],
  "ShortChannelCount": 0,
  "RecordingDuration": 1320.4,
  "RecordingType": "continuous",
  "HardwareFilters": {
    "HighpassFilter": { "CutoffFrequency": 0.01, "FilterType": "Butterworth", "Order": 2 },
    "LowpassFilter":  { "CutoffFrequency": 5.0,  "FilterType": "Butterworth", "Order": 4 }
  },
  "MotionArtifactRejection": {
    "Method": "Wavelet decomposition + temporal-derivative-distribution-repair (TDDR)",
    "FalsePositiveRate": 0.008,
    "DetectionAccuracy": 0.964,
    "Reference": "Fishburn et al. 2019, doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.09.025"
  },
  "PreprocessingPipeline": [
    "raw → optical-density",
    "TDDR motion correction",
    "Beer-Lambert law conversion (DPF age-adjusted)",
    "0.01–0.5 Hz band-pass",
    "GLM HRF deconvolution"
  ],
  "PreprocessingSoftware": "MNE-NIRS 0.5.1 + custom EEGBase pipeline",
  "Subject": {
    "ParticipantID": "sub-021",
    "Age": 14,
    "Sex": "F",
    "Handedness": "right",
    "Group": "ADHD-combined",
    "InclusionCriteria": "DSM-5 ADHD diagnosis · age 12-17 · medication-naive or stable >6 weeks",
    "ExclusionCriteria": "comorbid psychosis, substance use, head injury <12 months",
    "DiagnosticCodes": ["F90.2"]
  },
  "Session": {
    "SessionID": "ses-08",
    "SessionNumber": 8,
    "TotalProtocolSessions": 20,
    "PriorBaselineMeasures": {
      "ADHD-RS": 31,
      "PHQ-9":   10,
      "GAD-7":   7
    },
    "SameSessionMeasures": {
      "Pre-session-mood-1to10":   7,
      "Sleep-prior-night-hours":  7.4,
      "Caffeine-within-2h":       false
    }
  },
  "Outcomes": {
    "MeanDeltaHbO_uM": 0.087,
    "RewardScore_avg": 71.3,
    "RewardScore_peak": 88.4,
    "TimeAboveThreshold_pct": 64,
    "ThetaBetaZ_change_from_baseline": -0.4
  },
  "Consent": {
    "BIDSparticipationConsent": "obtained",
    "RegistrySharing": "opt-in",
    "DataDeletionRights": "active per HIPAA + GDPR · revocable",
    "DUA": "EEGBase-Mendi-Registry-DUA-2026-04-12.pdf (NDA-gated)"
  },
  "BIDSVersion": "1.9.0",
  "BIDSExtensionProposal": "BEP-030 (fNIRS) draft compliant",
  "Validator": {
    "Tool": "bids-validator",
    "Version": "1.13.4",
    "Result": "valid · 0 errors · 0 warnings"
  },
  "Authors": [
    "Chen, J. (Cedar Valley NF)",
    "Reyes, M. (BrightPath Clinic)",
    "Patel, M. (Riverside Wellness)"
  ],
  "Acknowledgements": "Mendi for hardware support. Patient and guardian gave informed assent + consent.",
  "Funding": ["EEGBase research-credits program 2026-Q2"],
  "ReferencesAndLinks": [
    "https://eegbase.com/demo",
    "https://github.com/eegbase/eegbase",
    "https://bids.neuroimaging.io/extensions/bep030_fnirs.html"
  ],
  "DatasetDOI": "10.31234/osf.io/8h2k4 (pre-print)",
  "License": "CC-BY-4.0 for the sidecar metadata · raw waveforms remain at site-of-origin",
  "_eegbase_demo_note": "This is an illustrative sidecar for the EEGBase × Mendi partnership pitch. Patient identifiers de-identified per HIPAA Safe Harbor + Expert Determination. Do not redistribute as if it were real clinical data."
}