Cerebrovascular Reactivity during Prolonged Breath-Hold in Experienced Freedivers.
Vera Catharina KeilLars EichhornHenk-Jan Mm MutsaertsF TräberW BlockBurkhard MädlerK C C van de VenJeroen C W SieroBradley J MacIntoshJan PetrRolf FimmersHans H SchildElke HattingenPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2018)
This study revealed that the cerebral energy metabolism of trained freedivers withstands severe hypoxic hypercarbia in prolonged breath-hold due to a complex cerebrovascular hemodynamic response.