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 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

SUBMITTER: Ligeza TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10220342 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature