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    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Biomedical Engineering

    Background:

    • Accurate mental workload (MWL) assessment is vital for safety in various settings.
    • Existing research often focuses on task-specific neural mechanisms, limiting generalizability.
    • Understanding task-independent MWL neural correlates is crucial for broader applications.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate task-independent brain dynamics related to MWL at a regional level.
    • To identify common neural mechanisms underlying MWL across different tasks.
    • To explore functional connectivity (FC) and degree centrality (DC) differences associated with varying MWL levels.

    Main Methods:

    • Two working memory (WM) experiments (mental arithmetic, N-back) with varying difficulty levels were conducted.
    • Electroencephalogram (EEG) data were collected and projected to source space to build functional networks.
    • Analysis focused on functional connectivity (FC) and degree centrality (DC) in the θ and α bands.

    Main Results:

    • Similar distribution patterns of significant differences in θ-band and α-band FCs were observed across both tasks.
    • Changes in degree centrality highlighted the involvement of frontal, parietal, and occipital regions in MWL evaluation.
    • These brain regions demonstrated crucial roles in task-independent MWL assessment.

    Conclusions:

    • The study provides novel insights into the neural mechanisms of task-independent MWL.
    • Findings suggest that specific brain regions and network properties are consistently associated with MWL regardless of the task.
    • This research advances the potential for generalized MWL assessment tools.