on006902
NEMAR copy of ds006902

Profound neuronal differences during Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia between athletes and non-athletes revealed by functional near-infrared spectroscopy

This functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) dataset investigates neuronal mechanisms underlying exercise-induced hypoalgesia in endurance athletes versus non-athletes. Twenty-two athletes and twenty non-athletes performed high-intensity interval training (HIIT) while brain oxygenation was monitored across pain-processing regions including the prefrontal cortex, sensorimotor cortices, and posterior parietal cortex. The study reveals distinct neural activation patterns and pain reduction responses between groups, with athletes demonstrating greater oxyhemoglobin increases in the posterior parietal cortex during exercise and significant post-HIIT decreases in pain perception correlated with prefrontal cortex deactivation.

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Download this dataset

Pick a method. Large datasets skip the zip and use the streaming methods below — all resumable. Full download guide →

  1. Download archive (.zip) — 3.7 GB

    A single zip of the published version. Best for small/medium datasets.

    Download zip

  2. NEMAR CLI recommended

    Pulls the pinned version + annexed data and resumes cleanly. Install nemar-cli → 

    nemar dataset download on006902
  3. DataLad

    Clone the dataset repo and fetch file content on demand. Docs → 

    datalad clone https://github.com/nemarDatasets/on006902 on006902
cd on006902 && datalad get .
  4. git-annex

    Plain git + git-annex against the dataset repo. Docs → 

    git clone https://github.com/nemarDatasets/on006902 on006902
cd on006902 && git annex get .
  5. Direct files (wget / curl / rclone)

    Every file with a stable, range-resumable URL from the manifest. Needs curl, jq, wget (or rclone/aria2c). Docs → 

    curl -s https://data.nemar.org/on006902/v1.0.0/manifest.json | jq -r '.[].bytes_url' > urls.txt
wget -xc -i urls.txt

Compute on this dataset

Two routes today, with a third (in-browser one-click submission) landing soon.

  1. NeuroScience Gateway (NSG) portal.

    NSG runs EEGLAB / Brainstorm / MNE pipelines on supercomputing time donated by SDSC. Create an account, point a job at this dataset's S3 prefix (s3://nemar/on006902), and submit.
    nsgportal.org →

  2. Local processing with nemar-cli.

    Pull the dataset to your machine and run any toolbox locally. Honors the published version pinning. 

    npm install -g nemar-cli
nemar dataset clone on006902
cd on006902 && nemar dataset get
  3. Just the files.

    rclone, aria2c, or any HTTPS client works against data.nemar.org/on006902/ — the manifest carries presigned S3 URLs.

Direct compute access is coming soon. One-click NSG submission from this page is scoped for a follow-up phase. Tracked on nemarOrg/website#6.

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    How to use the data (for agentic research) license, citation, download commands

    What it is

    Modalities
    NIRS
    Participants
    42
    Size
    5.51 GB
    Tasks
    pain

    License and terms

    License
    CC0
    Recommended citation
    Maria Geisler, M. H. F. D. L. C. S. V. A. A. S. I. C. K. B. (2026). Profound neuronal differences during Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia between athletes and non-athletes revealed by functional near-infrared spectroscopy (Version v1.0.0) [Data set]. NEMAR. https://doi.org/10.82901/nemar.on006902

    Where the bytes are

    Latest version (always current)
    https://data.nemar.org/on006902/latest/
    This version (v1.0.0)
    https://data.nemar.org/on006902/v1.0.0/

    How to download

    The dataset
    nemar dataset download on006902 Clones and fetches in one step. Content under stimuli/ and derivatives/ is skipped by default because those trees can be large; add --stimuli --derivatives for the whole thing.
    A subset, one step
    nemar dataset download on006902 --subjects sub-01,02 Also filters by --sessions, --tasks, --runs, --datatypes, --include and --exclude.
    A subset, step 1
    nemar dataset clone on006902 Clones git-annex pointers only; fetches no file content. Creates ./on006902.
    A subset, step 2
    cd on006902 The get command below reads the clone's annex, so it only works from inside the clone.
    A subset, step 3
    nemar dataset get <files> Pulls the files you actually need. Skips stimuli/ and derivatives/ unless the path you ask for is under one of them.
    One small file
    https://data.nemar.org/on006902/v1.0.0/participants.tsv A direct HTTPS fetch works for any single file.

    Assess fit without downloading

    Participants table
    https://data.nemar.org/on006902/v1.0.0/participants.tsv
    Dataset description
    https://data.nemar.org/on006902/v1.0.0/dataset_description.json
    Directory listing
    https://data.nemar.org/on006902/v1.0.0/?format=json
    Catalog record
    https://api.nemar.org/datasets/on006902