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Resting-State Connectivity and Neuroimaging of Prefrontal Cortex Activity During a Block-Design Yoga Asana Practice Using fNIRS

Published on: June 24, 2025

Meg Hayes1, Sam Chase

  • 1Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA. hayesm@ohsu.edu

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