05/03/2026
✈️ What happens in the brain when pilots are under pressure?
A recent study by Zhao et al. used fNIRS to measure prefrontal activation in pilots during a simulated flight and discovered a key insight: not all stress is the same.
By comparing different flight scenarios, the researchers showed that the Brite system could successfully distinguish positive (eustress) from negative (distress) based on brain oxygenation patterns. This ability to monitor mental state in real time highlights the potential of fNIRS for applications in cognitive neuroscience research, with promising applications in aviation, safety, and beyond.
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