The performance of Functional Near‐Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) devices critically depends on the probe design, which affects signal quality, spatial and depth resolution, and data reliability. A critical component of probe separation is …
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 …
Background Non-invasive determination of mitochondrial capacity via near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) typically involves voluntary exercise of a single muscle group followed by as many as 26 brief ischemic cuff occlusions to determine a single …
We sought to investigate if critical oxygenation (COx) is a robust marker of exercise intensity, and if it remains stable in normoxia and hypoxia with simultaneous changes in critical power (CP) and heart rate (HR).Thirty-three highly trained …
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 …
Introduction Vascular dysfunction is a hallmark of chronic kidney disease (CKD), with previous studies showing progressively deteriorating microvascular reactivity in skeletal muscles with advancing CKD stages. Additionally, cognitive impairment is …
Background Few studies have evaluated the impact of exercise on specific skeletal muscle microvascular function, despite its importance. This study aimed to assess the acute and chronic effects of cycling exercise on microvascular reactivity in the …
Aims Emerging evidence suggests Type 2 diabetes (T2D) may adversely affect cerebral hemodynamics and oxygenation. This study aimed to explore the impact of uncomplicated T2D on cerebral hemodynamics and oxygenation during maximal exercise. Methods In …
Objective: To investigate the agonist and antagonist muscles implication during a prolonged trunk extension exercise and to determine the relationship with paraspinal muscle metabolic and hemodynamic responses in healthy individuals. Methods: Sixteen …
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 …
This study aimed to use functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) mobile neuroimaging technology to examine changes in prefrontal cortex (PFC) activity before, during, and after yoga asana (physical yoga postures). A total of 27 healthy adults …
Objectives This study investigated whether six weeks of resistance training to concentric failure performed with either a moderate (10-repetition maximum) or high (20-repetition maximum) repetition range enhances skeletal muscle oxidative capacity, …
Purpose: To examine the effect of repeated-sprint training in hypoxia (RSH) on oxygenation kinetics in the vastus lateralis muscle using statistical parametric mapping during repeated treadmill sprints in world-class female Rugby Sevens players. …
Purpose Psychology and social science research offer some promising work in the field of decision-making science. However, given the qualitative nature of much of this research, understanding some physiological bases of decision-making may assist by …
Menopause-related cognitive decline, often worsened by vasomotor symptoms (VMS), might be mitigated by high cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). Although acute exercise supports neurocognitive function, its effects vary by exercise and individual …
This investigation examined a moderate individualized pressure (i.e., percentage of total arterial occlusion pressure [TAOP]) compared to low and high absolute pressures on muscle tissue oxygenation (StO2) throughout ischemic preconditioning (IPC). …
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 …
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 …
Lower limb exoskeletons have been designed to assist human walking. However, current unpowered exoskeletons primarily targeted the ankle joint, but neglected the energy storage and recoil within the foot. In this study, we proposed an unpowered …
Background Using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) as an objective diagnostic tool, we aimed to (1) compare fNIRS measurements in adult and youth male rugby players against controls over a playing season, and 2) document the fNIRS changes …