The Emotional and Cognitive Effects of Synchronizing to Music During Acute Exercise: An fNIRS Study.

ABSTRACT: Synchronizing movements to music enhances exercise performance and enjoyment, yet its short-term effects on attention and cognition remain underexplored. This study examined the influence of synchronous music, asynchronous music, and a no-music control condition on emotional responses, perceived exertion, attentional focus, and executive function during moderate-intensity cycling. Twenty-seven healthy young adults completed three cycling sessions under different conditions in a within-subjects design. Measures included perceived valence, perceived activation, ratings of perceived exertion (RPE), state attention, remembered pleasure, intrinsic motivation, Flanker Squared Task (FST) performance, and changes in cerebral oxygenation in the left prefrontal cortex (PFC) using functional near-inf

SUBMITTER: Quan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12576869 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature