Abstract Stroke remains the leading cause of long-term disability worldwide. Rehabilitation training is essential for motor function recovery following stroke. Specifically, limb linkage rehabilitation can stimulate in upper and lower limbs simultaneously. This study aimed to investigate task-related changes cortical activation effective connectivity (EC) within a functional brain network after stroke by using near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) imaging. Thirteen patients with either left...

ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of combining repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) with bilateral arm training (BAT) on effective brain connectivity in chronic stroke patients using functional near‐infrared spectroscopy. Fifteen post‐stroke and fifteen healthy individuals were enrolled. Coupling function analysis was performed to evaluate inflow, outflow, dominant information flow (DIF) during standalone BAT combined rTMS‐BAT therapy. Significant task‐related...

Objective To explore the influencing factors of online health information-seeking behavior, elucidate intrinsic relationship between behavior and social support, promote integration "ChatGPT + health" as a significant opportunity to modernize public management system. Methods Guided by support theory utilizing Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) model, this study constructed an model incorporating five variables: informational emotional companionship perceived risk, value. A questionnaire...

Abstract Purpose Knowing the patterns of brain activation that occur and networks involved under different interventions is important for motor recovery in subjects with stroke. This study aimed to two interventions, affected upper limb side bilateral exercise training, using concurrent functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) imaging. Methods Thirty‐two patients early subacute stage were randomly divided into groups: unilateral groups. The group underwent isokinetic muscle strength...

Background. The cortical plastic changes in response to median nerve electrical stimulation (MNES) stroke patients have not been entirely illustrated. Objective. This study aimed investigate MNES-related effective connectivity (EC) within a network after by using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Methods. cerebral oxygenation signals the bilateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC/RPFC), motor (LMC/RMC), and occipital lobe (LOL/ROL) of 20 with right hemiplegia were measured fNIRS 2...

The Lanzhou-Xinjiang High-speed Railway runs through a region of over 500[Formula: see text]km that is amenable to frequent winds. strong wind and rainfall pose great threat the safe operation high-speed trains. To tackle aforementioned climate challenges, this paper investigates dynamic response train-track-bridge coupling system under simultaneous action winds rains for Specifically, there are four main objectives: (1) develop finite element model analyze in windy raining conditions; (2)...

Impaired balance and gait in stroke survivors are associated with decreased functional independence. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of unilateral lower-limb exoskeleton robot-assisted overground training compared conventional treatment explore relationship between neuroplastic changes motor function recovery subacute patients. In this randomized, single-blind clinical trial, 40 patients were recruited randomly assigned either a (RT) group or (CT) group. All outcome measures...

Stroke survivors suffering from deficits in motor control typically show persistent symptoms and limited functional abilities, which affect their independence daily life. Active rehabilitation training is commonly applied for stroke patients to recover dysfunction. The global connectivity reflects the synchronization of cardiac respiratory activities cerebral regions. However, understanding patterns frequency-specific (GC) (FC) when performing active still far comprehensive. This study was...

Cerebral autoregulation (CA) is the complex homeostatic regulatory relationship between blood pressure (BP) and cerebral flow (CBF). This study aimed to analyze frequency-specific coupling function oxyhemoglobin concentrations (delta [HbO2]) mean arterial (MAP) signals based on a model of coupled phase oscillators dynamical Bayesian inference. Delta [HbO2] was measured by 24-channel near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) BP were obtained simultaneous resting-state measurements in patients with...

This study aims to assess the phase relationship of prefrontal tissue oxyhemoglobin oscillations using wavelet coherence analysis cerebral Delta [HbO₂] signals in infarction (CI) patients during resting state.Continuous recordings near-infrared spectroscopy were obtained from left and right lobes 21 subjects with CI (Group CI, age: 76.6 ± 8.5 yr) healthy elderly Healthy, 69.0 7.4 state. The Group was further divide into two groups: hypertension without hypertension. synchronization between...

Understanding the characteristics of functional brain activity is important for motor rehabilitation children with cerebral palsy (CP). Using near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) technology, cortical response and networks prefrontal (PFC) cortices (MC) were analyzed CP typical development (CTD). Compared CTD, resting dominant MC in increased, connectivity between areas decreased. In state CP, coupling strength started from increased compared state, hemispherical autonomy index (HAI) was higher...

Background This study aimed to assess brain oxygenation status and cerebral autoregulation function in subjects with cognitive dysfunction. Methods The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was applied divide the into three groups: impairment (Group CI, 72.50 ± 10.93 y), mild MCI, 72.02 9.90 normal cognition NC, 70.72 7.66 y). Near-infrared spectroscopy technology a non-invasive blood pressure device were used simultaneously measure changes tissue signals bilateral prefrontal lobes...

Abstract Objective Intermittent sequential pneumatic compression (ISPC) can effectively promote cerebral perfusion and collateral blood supply in patients with stroke. However, the effects of ISPC on oscillations are still unclear. Methods The tissue concentration oxyhemoglobin deoxyhemoglobin were measured by functional near-infrared spectroscopy under resting conditions 27 right-handed adult Five characteristic frequency signals (I, 0.6–2 Hz; II, 0.145–0.6 III, 0.052–0.145 IV, 0.021–0.052...

Virtual reality (VR) grasping exercise training helps patients participate actively in their recovery and is a critical approach to the rehabilitation of hand dysfunction. This study aimed explore effects active participation VR on brain function combined with kinematic information obtained during exercises.The cerebral oxygenation signals prefrontal cortex (LPFC/RPFC), motor (LMC/RMC), occipital (LOC/ROC) were measured by functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) 18 young people resting...

Abstract Despite the popularity of task‐oriented training for stroke, cortical reorganization associated with this type therapy remains to be fully elucidated due lack dynamic assessment tools. A good tolerance motion artifacts makes functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) suitable investigating task‐induced responses in stroke patients. Here, patients were randomly assigned receive task oriented ( n = 25) or cyclic rotary simultaneous activation and effective connectivity network...

This study aims to explore the effect of intermittent sequential pneumatic compression (ISPC) intervention on coupling relationship between arterial blood pressure (ABP) and changes in oxyhaemoglobin (Δ [O2Hb]). The strength two physiological systems was estimated using a function based dynamic Bayesian inference. participants were 22 cerebral infarction patients 20 age- sex-matched healthy controls. Compared with resting state, from ABP Δ [O2Hb] oscillations significantly lower bilateral...

This study aimed to investigate the network coupling between arterial blood pressure (ABP) and changes in cerebral oxyhemoglobin concentration (Δ [O2 Hb]/Δ [HHb]) oscillations based on dynamical Bayesian inference hypertensive subjects.Two groups of subjects, consisting 30 healthy (Group Control, 55.1 ± 10.6 y), 32 individuals AH, 58.9 8.7 participated this study. A functional near-infrared spectroscopy system was used measure Δ Hb] [HHb] signals bilateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC/RPFC),...