Moderate-intensity exercise boosts the N2 neural inhibition marker: A randomized and counterbalanced ERP study with precisely controlled exercise intensity

Ligeza, Tomasz S.; Maciejczyk, Marcin; Kałamała, Patrycja; Szyguła, Zbigniew; Wyczesany, Mirosław

doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2018.04.003

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“…The smaller N450 amplitude following acute exercise corroborates the finding of Li et al [ 53 ] who demonstrated a deactivation in the ACC, the brain area responsible for detection of conflict in performance or environment, following exercise. Our findings also corroborate a recent study which suggested that the N2 component as an inhibition marker underlies improved Flanker performance [ 54 ], and extends that finding to different inhibition-related task (i.e., the Stroop test). We believe this is important given that the Flanker task involves different aspects of inhibition from the Stroop test.…”

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Acute Exercise Facilitates the N450 Inhibition Marker and P3 Attention Marker during Stroop Test in Young and Older Adults

Hsieh

Huang

et al. 2018

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While considerable evidence supporting the positive influence of acute exercise on cognitive inhibition, little is known regarding the underlying cognitive processes. There is also little neuroelectric evidence regarding the effects on older adults of acute exercise-elicited cognitive benefits. Thus, our objective was to explore the possible neural markers underlying improved cognitive inhibition, with particular attention to the N450 and P3 components, following acute exercise. Another aim was to investigate whether cognitive gains seen in young adults are replicated in older adults. Twenty-four young males and 20 older males underwent either a single bout of aerobic exercise or video-watching in counterbalanced order. Afterwards, cognitive inhibition was assessed by the Stroop test. Results revealed that acute exercise resulted in shorter response time regardless of age or congruency. Regarding the neuroeletric data, acute exercise resulted in larger P3 amplitude and smaller N450 amplitude regardless of congruency or age. Further, following exercise, changes in response time interference were correlated with changes in incongruent N450 amplitude. Collectively, acute exercise-facilitated conflict monitoring and attention control, as signified by the N450 and P3 components, may be the underlying processes leading to better Stroop performance, with conflict monitoring having a stronger association with task performance. Further, cognitive gains resulting from acute exercise were found to the same extent in both young and older adults.

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Acute Exercise Facilitates the N450 Inhibition Marker and P3 Attention Marker during Stroop Test in Young and Older Adults

Hsieh

Huang

et al. 2018

JCM

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“…Kao et al demonstrated that both high‐ and moderate‐intensity exercise performed prior to a flanker task decreased the flanker interference effect, reflecting improved inhibitory control. The evidence is not univocal, though, as other studies have found a selective effect for moderate‐ but not high‐intensity exercise . There is, therefore, still some ambiguity surrounding the effects of high‐intensity exercise on tests assessing inhibitory control.…”

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“…Model-based t tests revealed improvements from baseline to follow-up for incongruent trials for SRF 5.39%, 95% CI [2. 16,8.62] (P = 0.006) and for RF 6.57%, 95% CI [3.34, 9.80] (P < 0.001) and a general higher accuracy for congruent trials compared to incongruent trials 9.56%, 95% CI [8.15, 10.97] (P < 0.001). However, no between-group differences in the change in accuracy were observed.…”

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“…The evidence is not univocal, though, as other studies have found a selective effect for moderate-but not high-intensity exercise. 8 There is, therefore, still some ambiguity surrounding the effects of high-intensity exercise on tests assessing inhibitory control. In relation to memory functions, a large body of studies has demonstrated that memory processes are malleable through acute exercise interventions (reviewed in Ref.…”

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“…Until recently, most studies assessing the effects of acute exercise bouts on cognitive functions have focused on simple physical activities such as walking or running, 12,13 cycling 8,14,15 or certain singled-out aspects of sports, for example, practising decontextualised sports-related skills. 16 Less is known about the effects of participating in sports, but a few studies have emerged with positive preliminary findings.…”

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Acute high‐intensity football games can improve children's inhibitory control and neurophysiological measures of attention

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Wikman

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Recent studies suggest that a single bout of exercise can lead to transient performance improvements in specific cognitive domains in children. However, more knowledge is needed to determine the key exercise characteristics for obtaining these effects and how they translate into real‐world settings. In the present study, we investigate how small‐sided football games of either high‐ or moderate‐intensity affect measures of inhibitory control in a school setting. Eighty‐one children (mean age 11.8, 48 boys) were randomly allocated to three groups performing 20‐minute of high‐intensity small‐sided real football games (SRF), moderate‐intensity small‐sided walking football games (SWF) or resting (RF). Behavioral measures of inhibitory control and neurophysiological measures of attention (P300 latency and amplitude) were obtained during a flanker task performed at baseline and 20 minutes following the intervention. Retention of declarative memory was assessed in a visual memory task 7 days after the intervention. Measures of inhibitory control improved more in children performing SRF compared to SWF 19 ms, 95% CI [7, 31 ms] (P = 0.041). This was paralleled by larger increases in P300 amplitudes at Fz in children performing SRF compared both to RF in congruent (3.54 μV, 95% CI [0.85, 6.23 μV], P = 0.039) and incongruent trials (5.56 μV, 95% CI [2.87, 8.25 μV], P < 0.001) and compared to SWF in incongruent trials (4.10 μV, 95% CI [1.41, 6.68 μV], P = 0.010). No effects were found in measures of declarative memory. Together this indicates that acute high‐intensity small‐sided football games can transiently improve measures of inhibitory control and neurophysiological correlates of attention. Intense small‐sided football games are easily implementable and can be employed by practitioners, for example, during breaks throughout the school day.

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Does intensity matter? A randomized crossover study of the role of acute exercise intensity on cognitive performance and motor speed and accuracy

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Progress in Brain Research

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Moderate-intensity exercise boosts the N2 neural inhibition marker: A randomized and counterbalanced ERP study with precisely controlled exercise intensity

Cited by 39 publications

References 45 publications

Acute Exercise Facilitates the N450 Inhibition Marker and P3 Attention Marker during Stroop Test in Young and Older Adults

Acute Exercise Facilitates the N450 Inhibition Marker and P3 Attention Marker during Stroop Test in Young and Older Adults

Acute high‐intensity football games can improve children's inhibitory control and neurophysiological measures of attention

Does intensity matter? A randomized crossover study of the role of acute exercise intensity on cognitive performance and motor speed and accuracy

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