Choline intake effects on psychophysiological indicators of students in the pre-exam period
Introduction. Choline has a wide range of physiological functions. It has a neuroprotective effect on brain dysfunctions, while its deficiency has a negative effect on antenatal development of the nervous system. We aimed to study the impact of exogenous choline on the psychophysiological indicators...
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| author | Olga L. Tarasova Vadim I. Ivanov Sergey V. Luzgarev Marya B. Lavryashina Vladimir A. Anan’ev |
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| description | Introduction. Choline has a wide range of physiological functions. It has a neuroprotective effect on brain dysfunctions, while its deficiency has a negative effect on antenatal development of the nervous system. We aimed to study the impact of exogenous choline on the psychophysiological indicators in students. Study objects and methods. 87 students were surveyed by questionnaire to determine their background intake of dietary choline. One month before the exams, we measured their simple and complex visual-motor reaction times, functional mobility and balance of nervous processes, as well as indicators of their short-term memory, attention, health, activity, and mood. Then, we divided the students into a control and an experimental group, regardless of their choline intake. The experimental group took 700 mg choline supplements on a daily basis for one month, followed by a second psychophysiological examination. Results and discussion. Students with a low choline intake had lower functional mobility and balance of nervous processes, but better attention stability than students with a high choline intake. The second examination showed improved short-term memory, health, and activity indicators in the experimental group, compared to the control. The visual-motor reaction times also increased, but only in students with an initially low level of choline intake. Conclusion. Choline supplementation can be recommended to students under pre-exam stress to enhance the functional state of their central nervous system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27ca44c5e22b462292362b0830ad3fe32022-12-21T20:35:40ZengKemerovo State UniversityFoods and Raw Materials2308-40572310-95992021-11-019239740510.21603/2308-4057-2021-2-397-405Choline intake effects on psychophysiological indicators of students in the pre-exam periodOlga L. Tarasova0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7992-645XVadim I. Ivanov1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2383-9768Sergey V. Luzgarev2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7259-9089Marya B. Lavryashina3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1593-0676Vladimir A. Anan’ev4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3787-9894Kemerovo State Medical University, Kemerovo, RussiaKemerovo State Medical University, Kemerovo, RussiaKemerovo State University, Kemerovo, RussiaKemerovo State Medical University, Kemerovo, RussiaKemerovo State University, Kemerovo, RussiaIntroduction. Choline has a wide range of physiological functions. It has a neuroprotective effect on brain dysfunctions, while its deficiency has a negative effect on antenatal development of the nervous system. We aimed to study the impact of exogenous choline on the psychophysiological indicators in students. Study objects and methods. 87 students were surveyed by questionnaire to determine their background intake of dietary choline. One month before the exams, we measured their simple and complex visual-motor reaction times, functional mobility and balance of nervous processes, as well as indicators of their short-term memory, attention, health, activity, and mood. Then, we divided the students into a control and an experimental group, regardless of their choline intake. The experimental group took 700 mg choline supplements on a daily basis for one month, followed by a second psychophysiological examination. Results and discussion. Students with a low choline intake had lower functional mobility and balance of nervous processes, but better attention stability than students with a high choline intake. The second examination showed improved short-term memory, health, and activity indicators in the experimental group, compared to the control. The visual-motor reaction times also increased, but only in students with an initially low level of choline intake. Conclusion. Choline supplementation can be recommended to students under pre-exam stress to enhance the functional state of their central nervous system.http://jfrm.ru/en/issues/1879/1965/cholineintake levelcholine supplementsstudentspsychomotor reactionscognitive functions |
| spellingShingle | Olga L. Tarasova Vadim I. Ivanov Sergey V. Luzgarev Marya B. Lavryashina Vladimir A. Anan’ev Choline intake effects on psychophysiological indicators of students in the pre-exam period Foods and Raw Materials choline intake level choline supplements students psychomotor reactions cognitive functions |
| title | Choline intake effects on psychophysiological indicators of students in the pre-exam period |
| title_full | Choline intake effects on psychophysiological indicators of students in the pre-exam period |
| title_fullStr | Choline intake effects on psychophysiological indicators of students in the pre-exam period |
| title_full_unstemmed | Choline intake effects on psychophysiological indicators of students in the pre-exam period |
| title_short | Choline intake effects on psychophysiological indicators of students in the pre-exam period |
| title_sort | choline intake effects on psychophysiological indicators of students in the pre exam period |
| topic | choline intake level choline supplements students psychomotor reactions cognitive functions |
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