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Modulatory effects of cognitive exertion on regional functional connectivity of the salience network in women with ME/CFS
Modulatory effects of cognitive exertion on regional functional connectivity of the salience network in women with ME/CFS: A pilot study, by Riccardo Manca, Katija Khan, Micaela Mitolo, Matteo De Marco, Lynsey Grieveson, Rosemary Varley, Iain D Wilkinson, Annalena Venneri in Journal … Continue reading
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Tagged Annalena Venneri, cognitive effort, Functional connectivity, Iain D Wilkinson, insula, Katija Khan, Lynsey Grieveson, Matteo De Marco, Micaela Mitolo, pain, PEM, Post-exertional malaise, Riccardo Manca, Rosemary Varley, salience network
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A concurrent cognitive task does not perturb (i.e. alter) quiet standing in FM & CFS/ME
A Concurrent Cognitive Task Does Not Perturb Quiet Standing in Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Omid Rasouli, Egil A Fors, Ottar Vasseljen and Ann-Katrin Stensdotter in Pain Research and Management Vol 2018, Article ID 9014232 [Published 7 August 2018] Research abstract: Background … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann-Katrin Stensdotter, cognitive effort, Egil A Fors, Fibromyalgia, FM, Omid Rasouli, Ottar Vasseljen, postural control, standing test
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The brain’s frontal cortex works inefficiently in children with CFS
Research abstract: The ability to divide one’s attention deteriorates in patients with childhood chronic fatigue syndrome (CCFS). We conducted a study using a dual verbal task to assess allocation of attentional resources to two simultaneous activities (picking out vowels and … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescents, children, cognitive effort, fMRI, frontal cortex, functional magnetic resonance imaging, teenagers
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Post-exertional symptom exacerbation follows mental effort in ME/CFS
Abstract Background: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating, long-term condition characterised by extreme fatigue (worsened by exertion), muscle and joint pain, and sleep disturbance. Post-exertional fatigue has been demonstrated previously following physical exercise, but not from mental exertion … Continue reading
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Tagged cognitive effort, HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, MFI scales, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, post-exertional fatigue
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