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Differential influences of exercise intensity on information processing in the central nervous system

Authors: Keita Kamijo, Yoshiaki Nishihira, Arihiro Hatta, Takeshi Kaneda, Toshiaki Wasaka, Tetsuo Kida, Kazuo Kuroiwa

Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Issue 3/2004

Abstract

The influence of exercise intensity on information processing in the central nervous system was investigated using P300 and no-go P300 event-related potentials. Twelve subjects (22–33 years) performed a go/no-go reaction time task in a control condition, and again after high-, medium-, and low-intensity pedaling exercises. Compared to the control condition, P300 amplitude decreased after high-intensity pedaling exercise and increased after medium-intensity pedaling exercise. There was no change after low-intensity pedaling exercise. These results suggested that the amount of attentional resources devoted to a given task decreased after high-intensity exercise and increased after medium-intensity exercise. The findings also suggest that changes in P300 amplitude are an inverted U-shaped behavior of differences in exercise intensity. In addition, no-go P300 amplitude showed the same changes as P300 amplitude at different exercise intensities. This indicates that differences in exercise intensity influenced not only the intensity of processing the requirement for a go response, but also processing of the need for a no-go response. It is concluded that differences in exercise intensity influenced information processing in the CNS.

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Title: Differential influences of exercise intensity on information processing in the central nervous system
Authors: Keita Kamijo
Yoshiaki Nishihira
Arihiro Hatta
Takeshi Kaneda
Toshiaki Wasaka
Tetsuo Kida
Kazuo Kuroiwa
Publication date: 01-07-2004
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Issue 3/2004
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Electronic ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-004-1097-2

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