The Relation of Alpha Asymmetry to Physical Activity Duration and Intensity.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Regular physical activity (PA) benefits mood and cognition, yet the neural markers associated with free-living PA remain unclear. Alpha asymmetry (AA), a neural marker of affective and motivational states, may help predict individuals' preferred activity intensity and duration. To examine the relationship between resting-state AA in frontal and parietal regions, positive affect, and accelerometer-derived PA metrics were measured. Methods: Fifty-nine participants (age = 21.8 years) wore wrist accelerometers for 7 days, completed resting-state electroencephalography (EEG; alpha power 8-13 Hz), and completed the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). PA metrics included sedentary time (ST), light PA (LPA), moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA), average ac

SUBMITTER: Montero-Herrera B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12730269 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature