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When walking on a treadmill, people can experience a sensory mismatch resulting from the lack of visual flow. In this study, functional Near‐Infrared Spectrometry (fNIRS) was used to investigate hemodynamic changes in the brain during overground and treadmill walking. Nine healthy right-handed subjects (25 ± 3 years) were recruited in this study. The test conditions included walking overground, on a split‐belt treadmill, and on a standard treadmill. Results showed significantly increased activity in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and the temporoparietal junction (Vestibular Cortex-VEST) on both treadmills compared with overground walking. Walking on the standard treadmill significantly increased activation in the PFC and both the left and right VEST compared with the split‐belt treadmill. Our results suggest that walking on the treadmill provokes increased PFC and VEST activation. This finding may explain the fleeting sensation of dizziness after stopping walking on a treadmill.
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Sylcott, B., Hinderaker, M., Smith, M., Willson, J., Lin, CC. (2021). Prefrontal and Vestibular Cortex Activation During Overground and Treadmill Walking. In: Ayaz, H., Asgher, U. (eds) Advances in Neuroergonomics and Cognitive Engineering. AHFE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1201. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51041-1_30
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