The effects of unilateral nostril breathing on brain functional network activity: a pilot study
This study revealed that device-regulated pressurised left/right UNB changed brain FC in awake healthy individuals in several brain networks. Nasal cycle dominance was found to play no role in UNB influencing brain FC; rather, nasal morphology (left/right side) seems to be the controlling factor. Further investigations are needed to verify our results and apply them to clinical populations.
Authors
- C. Essex (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8687-3786)
- Imran Khan Niazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8752-7224)
- Denise Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0955-5702)
- Daniel Shepherd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7089-7130)
- Georgina Burns
- Mangor Pedersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9199-1916)
- Toby Steven Waterstone
- Christian Thoma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5702-2492)
- Kevin Roos
- David E. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4981-0480)
- Usman Ghani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8887-4244)
Institutions
- New Zealand College of Chiropractic (NZ)
- Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-12-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-025-01782-x
- Primary Topic
- Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00