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Looks like they were trained in nasal breathing and asked to close their mouths during the nasal breathing session. "Unexpected activity appeared in the superi
by code51 4y ago
Looks like they were trained in nasal breathing and asked to close their mouths during the nasal breathing session.
"Unexpected activity appeared in the superior and inferior frontal gyri independent of working memory" - seems their brain was focused on properly executing these nasal breathing instructions/training - which would be expected.
Doesn't say too much considering sample size.
A better study could be configured by observing twins (one with broken nose at one point, leading to majorly deviated septum and inherently limiting nasal breathing vs the other twin)
- dchftcs 4y agoGiven that breathing is a normal, natural activity, there should also be a "ground state" MRI where someone normally does nasal breathing is examined without being given any instructions to do so. I also don't see how they conclude from this the effects of "prolonged" breathing activity. Their strong claims relative to the sample size and the quality of the experiment makes me doubt their level of motivation to do proper science. Just another flimsy paper used to pad resumes.