A recent New York Times feature explores the origins of human consciousness, revealing how advanced neuroimaging is transforming our understanding of the infant brain.

The article positions wearable fNIRS/HD-DOT technology like the LUMO system as the breakthrough accelerating this research. Emphasising the shift away from cumbersome MRI scanners, the Times highlights both the technology and its profound impact:

In the meantime, new technology is speeding up data collection: Instead of putting babies in scanners, researchers can fit caps on their heads that monitor the brain with ultrasound or light.

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By determining when consciousness fully blooms, perhaps they can advance our understanding of how it works, and what it does, in all of us.