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Acute exercise effects on inhibitory control and the pupillary response in young adults
International journal of psychophysiology, v 170, pp 218-228
01 Dec 2021
PMID: 34517033
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Abstract
Previous research has established an impact of acute exercise on cognitive performance, which has inspired investigations into neurobiological mechanisms that may underlie the observed benefits. Pupillary responses have been posited to reflect activation of such underlying neurobiological mechanisms. The current study recruited healthy young adults to investigate the effects of a single bout of moderate-to-vigorous intensity aerobic exercise on subsequent performance and pupillary responses during an inhibitory control task. Results showed that an acute bout of exercise was related to shorter reaction times and increased tonic pupil dilation during an inhibitory control task. Although pupillary responses did not mediate the acute exercise effect on inhibitory control, higher cardiorespiratory fitness was associated with greater phasic pupil dilation following exercise relative to seated rest. The current study supported the plausibility of the pupillary response as a marker of LC-NE system activation that is sensitive to acute exercise. Whether pupillary responses could account for transient benefits of acute exercise on brain and cognition remains unclear.
•Pupillary responses may index acute exercise benefits on cognition.•Acute exercise was related to inhibitory control performance and tonic pupil dilation.•Pupillary responses did not mediate acute exercise effect on inhibitory control.•Cardiorespiratory fitness was related to the acute exercise effect on phasic pupil dilation.
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- Title
- Acute exercise effects on inhibitory control and the pupillary response in young adults
- Creators
- Tatsuya T. Shigeta - Northeastern UniversityTimothy P. Morris - Northeastern UniversityDonovan H. Henry - Northeastern UniversityAaron Kucyi - Northeastern UniversityPeter Bex - Northeastern UniversityArthur F. Kramer - Northeastern UniversityCharles H. Hillman - Northeastern University
- Publication Details
- International journal of psychophysiology, v 170, pp 218-228
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000766262700001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85115762714
- Other Identifier
- 991021448062004721
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- Neurosciences
- Physiology
- Psychology
- Psychology, Biological
- Psychology, Experimental