Modulación dinámica de la red cerebral por respiración guiada y apnea: un estudio de conectividad funcional basado en

Kai Chen1,2, Yanfang Zhang3, Jiahao Cheng1

  • 1Mental Health Education Center and School of Big Health Management, Xihua University, Chengdu, China.

Frontiers in physiology
|December 22, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

Los patrones de respiración alteran significativamente la conectividad funcional (CF) cerebral y la organización de la red. Condiciones respiratorias específicas, como la apnea, muestran firmas neuronales distintas, que potencialmente sirven como biomarcadores para estados respiratorios.

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