Acute aerobic exercise benefits allocation of neural resources related to selective attention
Abstract A single session of aerobic exercise has been shown to potentially benefit subsequent performance in a wide range of cognitive tasks, but the underlying mechanisms are still not fully understood. In this study, we investigated the effects of exercise on selective attention, a cognitive proc...
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| author | Tomasz S. Ligeza Marie Julie Vens Thea Bluemer Markus Junghofer |
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| description | Abstract A single session of aerobic exercise has been shown to potentially benefit subsequent performance in a wide range of cognitive tasks, but the underlying mechanisms are still not fully understood. In this study, we investigated the effects of exercise on selective attention, a cognitive process that involves prioritized processing of a subset of available inputs over others. Twenty-four healthy participants (12 women) underwent two experimental interventions in a random, crossover, and counterbalanced design: a vigorous-intensity exercise (60–65% HRR) and a seated rest (control) condition. Before and after each protocol, participants performed a modified selective attention task that demanded attending stimuli of different spatial frequencies. Event-related magnetic fields were concurrently recorded using magnetoencephalography. The results showed that exercise, relative to the seated rest condition, reduced neural processing of unattended stimuli and increased processing of attended stimuli. The findings suggest that changes in neural processing related to selective attention may be one of the mechanisms underlying exercise-induced improvements in cognition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72547d1b604448cc8d617bb069bb53df2023-05-28T11:16:11ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-05-0113111610.1038/s41598-023-35534-5Acute aerobic exercise benefits allocation of neural resources related to selective attentionTomasz S. Ligeza0Marie Julie Vens1Thea Bluemer2Markus Junghofer3Psychophysiology Laboratory, Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian UniversityInstitute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis, University of MuensterInstitute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis, University of MuensterInstitute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis, University of MuensterAbstract A single session of aerobic exercise has been shown to potentially benefit subsequent performance in a wide range of cognitive tasks, but the underlying mechanisms are still not fully understood. In this study, we investigated the effects of exercise on selective attention, a cognitive process that involves prioritized processing of a subset of available inputs over others. Twenty-four healthy participants (12 women) underwent two experimental interventions in a random, crossover, and counterbalanced design: a vigorous-intensity exercise (60–65% HRR) and a seated rest (control) condition. Before and after each protocol, participants performed a modified selective attention task that demanded attending stimuli of different spatial frequencies. Event-related magnetic fields were concurrently recorded using magnetoencephalography. The results showed that exercise, relative to the seated rest condition, reduced neural processing of unattended stimuli and increased processing of attended stimuli. The findings suggest that changes in neural processing related to selective attention may be one of the mechanisms underlying exercise-induced improvements in cognition.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35534-5 |
| spellingShingle | Tomasz S. Ligeza Marie Julie Vens Thea Bluemer Markus Junghofer Acute aerobic exercise benefits allocation of neural resources related to selective attention Scientific Reports |
| title | Acute aerobic exercise benefits allocation of neural resources related to selective attention |
| title_full | Acute aerobic exercise benefits allocation of neural resources related to selective attention |
| title_fullStr | Acute aerobic exercise benefits allocation of neural resources related to selective attention |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute aerobic exercise benefits allocation of neural resources related to selective attention |
| title_short | Acute aerobic exercise benefits allocation of neural resources related to selective attention |
| title_sort | acute aerobic exercise benefits allocation of neural resources related to selective attention |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35534-5 |
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