Short-Term High-Intensity Interval Exercise Promotes Motor Cortex Plasticity and Executive Function in Sedentary Females
Previous research has demonstrated that regular exercise modulates motor cortical plasticity and cognitive function, but the influence of short-term high-intensity interval training (HIIT) remains unclear. In the present study, the effect of short-term HIIT on neuroplasticity and executive function...
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| author | Min Hu Ningning Zeng Zhongke Gu Yuqing Zheng Kai Xu Lian Xue Lu Leng Xi Lu Ying Shen Junhao Huang |
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| description | Previous research has demonstrated that regular exercise modulates motor cortical plasticity and cognitive function, but the influence of short-term high-intensity interval training (HIIT) remains unclear. In the present study, the effect of short-term HIIT on neuroplasticity and executive function was assessed in 32 sedentary females. Half of the participants undertook 2 weeks of HIIT. Paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (ppTMS) was used to measure motor cortical plasticity via short intracortical inhibition (SICI) and intracortical facilitation (ICF). We further adapted the Stroop task using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to evaluate executive function in the participants. The results indicated that, compared with the control group, the HIIT group exhibited decreased ICF. In the Stroop task, the HIIT group displayed greater activation in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and left orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) even though no significant difference in task performance was observed. These findings indicate that short-term HIIT may modulate motor cortical plasticity and executive function at the neural level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90009a25c88643c288cc2c295e4230f42022-12-21T20:26:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612021-04-011510.3389/fnhum.2021.620958620958Short-Term High-Intensity Interval Exercise Promotes Motor Cortex Plasticity and Executive Function in Sedentary FemalesMin Hu0Ningning Zeng1Zhongke Gu2Yuqing Zheng3Kai Xu4Lian Xue5Lu Leng6Xi Lu7Ying Shen8Junhao Huang9Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sports and Health Promotion, Scientific Research Center, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou, ChinaShenzhen Key Laboratory of Affective and Neuroscience, Center for Brain Disorders and Cognitive Sciences, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaDepartment of Sport and Health Sciences, Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sports and Health Promotion, Scientific Research Center, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Sport and Health Sciences, Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, ChinaScientific Laboratory Center, Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, ChinaCollege of Foreign Languages, Jinan University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, ChinaRehabilitation Medicine Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Sports and Health Promotion, Scientific Research Center, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou, ChinaPrevious research has demonstrated that regular exercise modulates motor cortical plasticity and cognitive function, but the influence of short-term high-intensity interval training (HIIT) remains unclear. In the present study, the effect of short-term HIIT on neuroplasticity and executive function was assessed in 32 sedentary females. Half of the participants undertook 2 weeks of HIIT. Paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (ppTMS) was used to measure motor cortical plasticity via short intracortical inhibition (SICI) and intracortical facilitation (ICF). We further adapted the Stroop task using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to evaluate executive function in the participants. The results indicated that, compared with the control group, the HIIT group exhibited decreased ICF. In the Stroop task, the HIIT group displayed greater activation in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and left orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) even though no significant difference in task performance was observed. These findings indicate that short-term HIIT may modulate motor cortical plasticity and executive function at the neural level.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2021.620958/fullshort intracortical inhibitionintracortical facilitationhigh-intensity interval trainingexecutive functionsedentary females |
| spellingShingle | Min Hu Ningning Zeng Zhongke Gu Yuqing Zheng Kai Xu Lian Xue Lu Leng Xi Lu Ying Shen Junhao Huang Short-Term High-Intensity Interval Exercise Promotes Motor Cortex Plasticity and Executive Function in Sedentary Females Frontiers in Human Neuroscience short intracortical inhibition intracortical facilitation high-intensity interval training executive function sedentary females |
| title | Short-Term High-Intensity Interval Exercise Promotes Motor Cortex Plasticity and Executive Function in Sedentary Females |
| title_full | Short-Term High-Intensity Interval Exercise Promotes Motor Cortex Plasticity and Executive Function in Sedentary Females |
| title_fullStr | Short-Term High-Intensity Interval Exercise Promotes Motor Cortex Plasticity and Executive Function in Sedentary Females |
| title_full_unstemmed | Short-Term High-Intensity Interval Exercise Promotes Motor Cortex Plasticity and Executive Function in Sedentary Females |
| title_short | Short-Term High-Intensity Interval Exercise Promotes Motor Cortex Plasticity and Executive Function in Sedentary Females |
| title_sort | short term high intensity interval exercise promotes motor cortex plasticity and executive function in sedentary females |
| topic | short intracortical inhibition intracortical facilitation high-intensity interval training executive function sedentary females |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2021.620958/full |
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