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Cognitive Performance after Strenuous Physical Exercise

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Hogervorst, Eef, Riedel, Wim, Jeukendrup, Asker, Jolles, Jelle·1996·Perceptual and Motor Skills

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Stimulating as well as detrimental effects of exercise on cognitive functioning have been reported. In the present study, 15 endurance-trained athletes (aged 18 to 42 years) performed a bicycle ergometer endurance test at 75% of their maximal work capacity (Wmax). Psychomotor and cognitive tests were administered before and immediately after exercise. These consisted of simple reaction time (RT), 3-choice RT and Stimulus-Response (S-R) incompatible RT tasks, a finger-tapping task, and the Stroop test. Simple RT tasks, but also the more complex S-R in compatible RT, and Color Word Interference in the Stroop test showed an increase in speed of performance after exercise relative to baseline. An enhanced activation was probably responsible for this better performance on psychomotor and cognitive tests. Since performance on the most complex task, the Interference subtest of the Stroop, was especially improved after exercise, the expectancy of the subjects of a potential positive effect of exercise was thought to have been responsible.

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  • The study's findings are in line with previous research showing that acute exercise influences response inhibition.

    “The findings of the present study are in line with previously conducted research, where studies that employ tasks measuring response inhibition provide compelling evidence for the influence of acute bouts of exercise on the ability to block irrelevant information and to select and respond to task-relevant information [39,40].”

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Authors
Hogervorst, E., Riedel, W., Jeukendrup, A., & Jolles, J.
Affiliations
Maastricht University (NL)
Corresponding author
Hogervorst, Eef
Venue
Perceptual and Motor Skills
Published
1996-10
Volume
83
Issue
2
Pages
479-488
ISSN
  • 0031-5125 (ISSN-L)
  • 1558-688X
OpenAlex
W2133449141
Cited by
244
References
20
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Locations
  • Perceptual and Motor Skills (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
Keywords
cognitive performance, endurance exercise, psychomotor performance, reaction time, Stroop task, color-word interference, stimulus-response compatibility, finger tapping, cycle ergometer, endurance athletes, expectancy effects, cognitive activation
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Arousal, Attention, Cognition, Discrimination Learning, Exercise Test, Humans, Male, Problem Solving, Psychomotor Performance, Reaction Time, Set, Psychology, Exercise

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