Author(s): Albuquerque I; Tiwari A; Parent M; Cassani R; Gagnon JF; Lafond D; Tremblay S; Falk TH;
Assessment of mental workload is crucial for applications that require sustained attention and where conditions such as mental fatigue and drowsiness must be avoided. Previous work that attempted to devise objective methods to model mental workload were mai ...
Article GUID: 33335465
Author(s): Hamid L; Habboush N; Stern P; Japaridze N; Aydin Ü; Wolters CH; Claussen JC; Heute U; Stephani U; Galka A; Siniatchkin M; ...
Background and objective: The human brain displays rich and complex patterns of interaction within and among brain networks that involve both cortical and subcortical brain regions. Due to the limi ...
Article GUID: 33250282
Author(s): Ferland MC, Therrien-Blanchet JM, Proulx S, Klees-Themens G, Bacon BA, Vu TTD, Théoret H
This study aimed at better understanding the neurochemistry underlying TMS and MRS measurements as it pertains to GABAergic activity following administration of allosteric GABAA receptor agonist lorazepam. Seventeen healthy adults (8 females, 26.0 ± 5.4 yea ...
Article GUID: 33246064
Author(s): Cross N; Paquola C; Pomares FB; Perrault AA; Jegou A; Nguyen A; Aydin U; Bernhardt BC; Grova C; Dang-Vu TT; ...
Sleep deprivation leads to significant impairments in cognitive performance and changes to the interactions between large scale cortical networks, yet the hierarchical organisation of cortical acti ...
Article GUID: 33186718
Author(s): Murphy J; Delaney KZ; Dam V; Tam BT; Khor N; Tsoukas MA; Morais JA; Santosa S;
Objective: The inflammatory environment in lower-body subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) has been largely unexplored. This study aimed to examine the effects of region (upper body vs. lower body) and sex on SAT immune cell profiles in young adults with obesi ...
Article GUID: 33179451
Author(s): Matylda L; Joseph S; Frédérike BL; Fadi T; Aneet J; Darlington PJ; Dover G;
Context: Athletes are often exposed to pain due to injury and competition. There is preliminary evidence that cardiovascular measures could be an objective measure of pain, but the cardiovascular response can be influenced by psychological factors such as c ...
Article GUID: 33150380
Author(s): Belasso CJ; Behboodi B; Benali H; Boily M; Rivaz H; Fortin M;
Background: Among the paraspinal muscles, the structure and function of the lumbar multifidus (LM) has become of great interest to researchers and clinicians involved in lower back pain and muscle rehabilitation. Ultrasound (US) imaging of ...
Article GUID: 33097024
Author(s): Parrott MD; Carmichael PH; Laurin D; Greenwood CE; Anderson ND; Ferland G; Gaudreau P; Belleville S; Morais JA; Kergoat MJ; Fiocco AJ; ...
Objective: This study examined the effect of dietary patterns and engagement in cognitive stimulating lifestyle behaviours on trajectory of global cognition, executive function (EF), and verbal epi ...
Article GUID: 33063101
Author(s): Lismer A; Siklenka K; Lafleur C; Dumeaux V; Kimmins S;
Advancing the molecular knowledge surrounding fertility and inheritance has become critical given the halving of sperm counts in the last 40 years, and the rise in complex disease which cannot be explained by genetics alone. The connection between both thes ...
Article GUID: 33068438
Author(s): Cooke AB; Kuate Defo A; Dasgupta K; Papaioannou TG; Lee J; Morin SN; Murphy J; Santosa S; Daskalopoulou SS; ...
Introduction: Accurate comparisons of carotid--femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) within and across studies require standardized procedures. Guidelines suggest reporting the average of at least tw ...
Article GUID: 33031179
Author(s): Lévesque J; Rivaz H; Rizk A; Frenette S; Boily M; Fortin M;
Context: A smaller lumbar multifidus (LM) muscle was reported to be a strong predictor of lower limb injury in professional Australian Football League players. However, despite the high prevalence of low back pain (LBP) and lower limb injury in rugby player ...
Article GUID: 32997748
Author(s): Ji Y; Plourde H; Bouzo V; Kilgour RD; Cohen TR;
Background: Accurate dietary assessment is needed in studies that include analysis of nutritional intake. Image-based dietary assessment apps have gained in popularity for assessing diet, which may ease researcher and participant burden compared to traditio ...
Article GUID: 32902389