Flight training and the anterior cingulate cortex
Xi Chen, Hongming Wang, Xi Tan, Mingjun Duan, Cheng Luo · 2024
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Description
Xi Chen and co-authors scan cadet brains in a 2024 flight training study. Pilots stand as the last line of defense for flight safety, and trainees pass through strict schooling first. The study enrolled 25 male flying cadets. Brain scans were turned into maps of local signal agreement, a measure of how in step each spot is with its neighbors.
Those maps were weighed against logged flight hours. One region at the front of the brain, the anterior cingulate cortex, grew more in step as training hours rose. That region helps with error watching and attention control, both prized in a cockpit. The link hints that training leaves a readable mark on the brain systems pilots lean on most.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xi Chen, Hongming Wang, Xi Tan, Mingjun Duan, Cheng Luo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |