Publications using the OctaMon
Acute effects of inspiratory muscle warm-up on muscle oxygenation, perceived exertion and prefrontal cortical activation
Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a chronic degenerative disease characterized primarily by pain and joint dysfunction, especially during level and stair walking. Although traditionally classified as a peripheral joint disease, emerging …
Psychophysiological research in real-world environments: methodological perspectives from the SLU Multisensory Outdoor Laboratory
Growing evidence demonstrates the importance of environmental quality for human health and wellbeing. Environmental psychology can inform planning and design of future environments, but previous research often used simulated settings, limiting …
Public Safety Personnel Readiness Prediction: A Hybrid Model of Neurophysiological and Psychometric Data
Personnel selection and agent readiness are critical priorities for defense organizations, particularly in ensuring staff are adequately prepared for high-stakes environments such as public safety and military operations. Readiness assessments …
Verbal arm swing instructions alter arm-leg interlimb coordination but not prefrontal cortex hemodynamics in people with Parkinson's disease
Verbal instructions related to the arm swing amplitude and velocity change step gait behavior in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) and neurotypical individuals. However, how verbal instructions related to upper limb act on interlimb coordination …
A MATLAB-based tool for converting fNIRS time-series data to Homer3-compatible formats
Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) is increasingly used in cognitive neuroscience and clinical research, yet preprocessing raw time-series data remains challenging. We introduce a lightweight MATLAB tool to automate the conversion of fNIRS …
Nigrostriatal dopaminergic integrity in relation to prefrontal cortex activity and gait performance during dual-task walking in older adults
Greater walking automaticity facilitates maintenance of gait speed without prefrontal cortex (PFC) resources. Brain aging may cause shifts to more attentional gait with greater engagement of the PFC. Nigrostriatal dopaminergic integrity likely …
Understanding the Unexplored: A Review on the Gap in Human Factors Characterization for Industry 5.0
The integration of neurophysiological techniques into Industry 5.0 represents a transformative approach to assessing human factors in real-world operational settings. This study presents a systematic review of existing literature to evaluate the …
Improving locomotor performance with motor imagery and tDCS in young adults
The study aimed to assess the feasibility and potential efficacy of a non-motor intervention utilizing motor imagery (MI) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to enhance motor function. The research involved a double-blind, randomized, …
Pleasant Touch: behavioural and hemodynamic responses to a protocol for systematic assessment of tactile stimulation.
Pleasant touch is a form of tactile stimulation mediated by tactile C afferent fibres. It involves the encoding of the emotional value associated with tactile stimulation and subserves important social functions. Although pleasant touch has gathered …
The effect of distraction and feedback on prefrontal cortex activity and balance in middle-aged adults: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy pilot study
Maintaining balance while simultaneously performing other tasks is common during everyday activities. However, this dual-tasking (DT) divides attention and increases cognitive demand, which can be detrimental to stability in older adults. It is …
Thoracic load carriage impairs the acute physiological response to hypoxia in healthy males
To assess the impact of thoracic load carriage on the physiological response to exercise in hypoxia. Healthy males (n = 12) completed 3 trials consisting of 45 min walking in the following conditions: (1) unloaded normoxia (UN; FIO2:20.93%); (2) …
Advanced Machine Learning Approaches for Classifying Parkinson's Disease Using fNIRS Data from Gait Analysis
This study investigates the use of machine learning to differentiate between Parkinson's patients and healthy individuals using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) signals collected during walking. fNIRS data, which monitor brain activity, …
Performance metrics outperform physiological indicators in robotic teleoperation workload assessment
Robotics holds the potential to streamline the execution of repetitive and dangerous tasks, which are difficult or impossible for a human operator. However, in complex scenarios, such as nuclear waste management or disaster response, full automation …
Piloting Continuous Neurophysiological Monitoring for Adapted Training of Public Safety Officers
Designing training programs such that students are fully prepared for real-world scenarios can be challenging, particularly when preparing individuals for safety-critical roles that necessitate performing under conditions of high stress and mental …
Atypical prefrontal neural activity during an emotional interference control task in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is typically characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, which may be associated with a failure to naturally orient to social stimuli, particularly in recognizing and responding to facial …
Effect of habitual physical activity on motor performance and prefrontal cortex activity during implicit motor learning
Background Acute bouts of exercise have been shown to improve motor learning. However, whether these benefits can be observed from habitual physical activity (PA) levels remains unclear and has important implications around PA guidelines to promote …
Portable Neuroimaging-Based Digital Twin Model for Individualized Interventions in Type 2 Diabetes
The Global Burden of Disease Study highlights diabetes’ substantial impact, contributing to health disasters, such as amputations of limbs, blindness, and severe cognitive impairments. Diabetes, with its elevated glucose levels, can lead to human …
Brain-movement relationship during upper-limb functional movements in chronic post-stroke patients
Background Following a stroke, brain activation reorganisation, movement compensatory strategies, motor performance and their evolution through rehabilitation are matters of importance for clinicians. Two non-invasive neuroimaging methods allow for …
Neurophysiological Approach for Psychological Safety: Enhancing Mental Health in Human–Robot Collaboration in Smart Manufacturing Setups Using Neuroimaging
Human–robot collaboration (HRC) has become increasingly prevalent due to innovative advancements in the automation industry, especially in manufacturing setups. Although HRC increases productivity and efficacy, it exposes human workers to …
Prefrontal oxygenation during experimental pain in adolescents engaging in non-suicidal self-injury
Background The intricate role of pain in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) makes the investigation of alterations in brain function during pain processing a critical yet underexplored topic. The aim of this study was to investigate fNIRS correlates of …