Treating the lungs via the brain: Mechanisms underpinning improvements in breathlessness with pulmonary rehabilitation.
Mari Herigstad, Olivia K. Harrison, Anja Hayen, Eleanor F. Evans, Frances M. Hardinge, Katja Wiech, Kyle T.S. Pattinson
This study shows pulmonary rehabilitation reduces breathlessness in COPD by altering brain activity related to learned associations, with greater baseline brain activity linked to larger treatment benefits.
European Respiratory Journal · Sep 1, 2017Peer-reviewedNeuroscience