Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in the treatment of disorders of consciousness: mechanisms and applications

L Wang, F Gao, Z Wang, F Liang, Y Dai… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This review provides an in-depth exploration of the mechanisms and applications of
transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) in treating disorders of …

Sleep deprivation impairs cognitive performance, alters task-associated cerebral blood flow and decreases cortical neurovascular coupling-related hemodynamic …

T Csipo, A Lipecz, C Owens, P Mukli, JW Perry… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Sleep deprivation (SD) is a common condition and an important health concern. In addition
to metabolic and cardiovascular risks, SD associates with decreases in cognitive …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive control, motivation and fatigue: A cognitive neuroscience perspective

A Kok - Brain and Cognition, 2022 - Elsevier
The present article provides a unified systematic account of the role of cognitive control,
motivation and dopamine pathways in relation to the development of fatigue. Since cognitive …

Decoding task-based fMRI data with graph neural networks, considering individual differences

M Saeidi, W Karwowski, FV Farahani, K Fiok… - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Task fMRI provides an opportunity to analyze the working mechanisms of the human brain
during specific experimental paradigms. Deep learning models have increasingly been …

[HTML][HTML] Diurnal variations of resting-state fMRI data: A graph-based analysis

FV Farahani, W Karwowski, M D'Esposito, RF Betzel… - Neuroimage, 2022 - Elsevier
Circadian rhythms (lasting approximately 24 h) control and entrain various physiological
processes, ranging from neural activity and hormone secretion to sleep cycles and eating …

Prediction and classification of sleep quality based on phase synchronization related whole-brain dynamic connectivity using resting state fMRI

Z Zhou, B Cai, G Zhang, A Zhang, VD Calhoun… - NeuroImage, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, functional network connectivity (FNC) has been extended from static to dynamic
analysis to explore the time-varying functional organization of brain networks. Nowadays, a …

Observing changes in human functioning during induced sleep deficiency and recovery periods

JK Ochab, J Szwed, K Oleś, A Bereś, DR Chialvo… - PLoS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Prolonged periods of sleep restriction seem to be common in the contemporary world. Sleep
loss causes perturbations of circadian rhythmicity and degradation of waking alertness as …

Identifying diurnal variability of brain connectivity patterns using graph theory

F V. Farahani, M Fafrowicz, W Karwowski… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Significant differences exist in human brain functions affected by time of day and by people's
diurnal preferences (chronotypes) that are rarely considered in brain studies. In the current …

Complex network-based pertussis and croup cough analysis: A machine learning approach

A Renjini, MS Swapna, V Raj, KS Kumar… - Physica D: Nonlinear …, 2022 - Elsevier
The paper proposes a novel approach to bring out the potential of complex networks based
on graph theory to unwrap the hidden characteristics of cough signals, croup (BC), and …

Mild traumatic brain injury history is associated with lower brain network resilience in soldiers

JR Powell, JB Hopfinger, KS Giovanello… - Brain …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Special Operations Forces combat soldiers sustain frequent blast and blunt
neurotrauma, most often classified as mild traumatic brain injuries. Exposure to repetitive …