Neural and Cardiac Contributions to Perceptual Suppression During Cycling.

ABSTRACT: Exercise influences visual processing and is accompanied by neural and physiological changes in the body. Yet, the underlying mechanisms by which neural and physiological responses to exercise impact ensuing perception remain poorly understood. In particular, the effects of exercise-induced cardiac changes on visual perception and electrophysiological activity are unclear. Here, we aimed to investigate the relationship between conscious visual perception, neural activity, and cardiac responses during exercise. Thirty healthy participants performed a perceptual suppression task while engaging in light-intensity stationary cycling, with EEG and ECG activity recorded simultaneously. Our study shows that the probability of perceptual suppression decreased during cycling. Parieto-occipital alph

SUBMITTER: Bhonsle A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12421089 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature