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[HTML][HTML] Proactive cognitive control, mathematical cognition and functional activity in the frontal and parietal cortex in primary school children: An fNIRS study

S Skau, O Helenius, K Sundberg… - Trends in Neuroscience …, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding how children acquire mathematical abilities is fundamental to planning
mathematical schooling. This study focuses on the relationships between mathematical …

[HTML][HTML] A proposal for a unifying set of definitions of fatigue

S Skau, K Sundberg, HG Kuhn - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In this paper, we propose a set of unifying definitions that are useful in all areas of fatigue
research while remaining neutral to the various theories about fatigue. We first set up two …

[HTML][HTML] Mental fatigue and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)–based assessment of cognitive performance after mild traumatic brain injury

S Skau, L Bunketorp-Käll, HG Kuhn… - Frontiers in human …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Pathological mental fatigue after mild traumatic brain injury (TBI-MF) is characterized by
pronounced mental fatigue after cognitive activity. The neurological origin is unknown, and …

Exhaustion disorder and altered brain activity in frontal cortex detected with fNIRS

S Skau, IH Jonsdottir, A Sjörs Dahlman, B Johansson… - Stress, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Patients with stress-related Exhaustion Disorder (ED) have problems with memory and
executive function. These problems have been associated with deviant activity in prefrontal …

On the scope of scientific hypotheses

WH Thompson, S Skau - Royal Society Open Science, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Hypotheses are frequently the starting point when undertaking the empirical portion of the
scientific process. They state something that the scientific process will attempt to evaluate …

A longitudinal study of medial temporal lobe volumes in graves disease

M Holmberg, H Malmgren… - The Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Context Neuropsychiatric symptoms are common features of Graves disease (GD) in
hyperthyroidism and after treatment. The mechanism behind these symptoms is unknown …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between mental fatigue, depression, and cognition in Graves' disease

B Johansson, M Holmberg, S Skau… - European Thyroid …, 2023 - etj.bioscientifica.com
Objective: Mental fatigue, depression, anxiety and cognitive complaints are common in
Graves' disease (GD). Our aims were to assess the relationship between these variables in …

[HTML][HTML] Segregation over time in functional networks in prefrontal cortex for individuals suffering from pathological fatigue after traumatic brain injury

S Skau, B Johansson, HG Kuhn… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Pathological fatigue is present when fatigue is perceived to continually interfere with
everyday life. Pathological fatigue has been linked with a dysfunction in the cortico-striatal …

Structural brain changes in hyperthyroid Graves' disease: protocol for an ongoing longitudinal, case-controlled study in Göteborg, Sweden—the CogThy project

MO Holmberg, H Malmgren, P Berglund… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Cognitive impairment and reduced well-being are common manifestations of
Graves' disease (GD). These symptoms are not only prevalent during the active phase of the …

[HTML][HTML] A lifetime perspective on risk factors for cognitive decline with a special focus on early events

HG Kuhn, S Skau, J Nyberg - Cerebral Circulation-Cognition and Behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
Both Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia are the result of disease processes that
typically develop over several decades. Population studies have estimated that more than …