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Research on muscle fatigue during dynamic movement using surface electromyography (sEMG) constitutes a significant challenge within biomechanics. Despite a degree of standardization, measurements and their resultant findings continue to attract …

Background Age can negatively impact activation and connectivity among prefrontal cortex (PFC) regions during demanding motor functions, such as hand dexterity tasks. The study objective was to compare functional connectivity between PFC regions …

The inflexible human-autonomy relationship within autonomous driving scenarios still has not realized synergetic intelligence, therefore unable to provide adaptive and context-sensitive decision-making and sometimes leading to violation of human …

Research suggests that overweight/obese adults (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) have an elevated risk of cognitive decline. Although exercise is recommended to improve both physical and cognitive health, adherence is often low in this population. Virtual reality …

Older adults with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) may be at a greater risk of cognitive impairment than older adults without SCD (i.e., non-SCD). This study examined dual-task changes in cerebral oxygenation and performance to determine whether …

Background: Emotional prosody refers to the variations in pitch, pause, melody, rhythm, and stress of pronunciation conveying emotional meaning during speech. Although several studies demonstrated that the cerebellum is involved in the network …

Recanalization by endovascular treatment (EVT) is effective in acute ischaemic stroke caused by large-vessel occlusion. Better understanding of the pathophysiology could possibly identify targets for improving peri-procedural management and thereby …

Background Gait automaticity, the ability of the brain to control locomotion with minimal use of executive-attentional resources, is altered in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Recently, we showed that step-synchronized tactile cueing improved …

Low back pain (LBP) is a significant public health issue. Despite current medical imaging and neurophysiological tests, up to 90% of patients lack a clear cause, leading to a diagnosis of chronic primary low back pain (CPLP). Non-invasive functional …

Exposure to nature can help recover cognitive fatigue by enhancing working memory, attention control, and cognitive flexibility. However, these effects may be impacted by multiple confounding variables, including engagement level and baseline …

Impaired balance is one of the most disabling symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD). While motor intervention can improve balance control, its effects might be enhanced through cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (ctDCS). …

Background The rise in the number of children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) highlights the need for effective interventions targeting attentional control. Although recent research has demonstrated the potential of …

Introduction Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) offers valuable insights into exercise performance and enables the investigation of cerebral and muscular hemodynamic impairments associated with aging. This study aimed to examine cerebral and muscular …

Introduction There is an established interplay between gait and attention allocation. Attention during walking is important to reduce instability, process environmental stimuli, and perform simultaneous tasks. It is of critical importance to consider …

Previous research has highlighted the involvement of frontal regions in human participants while they engaged in the explicit decoding, such as categorization (A vs B) and discrimination (A vs non-A), of affective signals. Given its adaptive value …

Purpose: As females have been shown to exhibit greater resistance to fatigue in muscles but lower hypoxia-induced cerebral oxygen saturation during whole-body exercise, this study was conducted to assess their responses to intense cognitive-motor …

Objective: To investigate the intervention effect of cranial pulse current stimulator (tPCS) on fatigue accumulation after moderate-intensity exercise by using blood analysis and functional near-infrared spectroscopy, and to analyze the type and …

Background Internal and external cueing strategies are often applied to alleviate gait deficits in Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, it remains unclear which type of cueing strategy is most effective at different disease stages. The underlying …

Suicide attempts (SA) are a common risk in adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). In the present study, we investigated whether a set of biological markers contributed (above clinical features) to the distinction of adolescents with NSSI …

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 …