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Executive Function Performance in Young Adults When Cycling at an Active Workstation: An fNIRS Study
Background: This study aimed to investigate the effects of self-paced cycling at an active workstation on executive functions and cortical activity. Methods: In a crossover study design, 37 young adults (45.9% females) were randomly assigned to the following two task conditions: (1) performing cogni...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6480144/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30925783 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071119 |
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author | Huang, Tao Gu, Qian Deng, Zhangyan Tsai, Chilun Xue, Yue Zhang, Jimeng Zou, Liye Chen, Zuosong Wang, Kun |
author_facet | Huang, Tao Gu, Qian Deng, Zhangyan Tsai, Chilun Xue, Yue Zhang, Jimeng Zou, Liye Chen, Zuosong Wang, Kun |
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description | Background: This study aimed to investigate the effects of self-paced cycling at an active workstation on executive functions and cortical activity. Methods: In a crossover study design, 37 young adults (45.9% females) were randomly assigned to the following two task conditions: (1) performing cognitive tests during sitting, (2) performing cognitive tests while cycling at an active workstation. Executive functions were assessed by the Stroop color and word test and the task-switching paradigm. Cortical activity was monitored using a multi-channel functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) system. Results: The behavioral results showed that there were no significant differences on the Stroop interference effects (P = 0.66) between the sitting and the cycling conditions. In all probability, no differences on the global switch costs (P = 0.90) and local switch costs (P = 0.67) were observed between the sitting and the cycling conditions. For the fNIRS results, the oxygenated hemoglobin (oxy-Hb) in response to the Stroop interference in channels 5, 10, and 12 were decreased during the cycling condition (all Ps < 0.05, FDR-corrected). Conversely, the oxy-Hb associated with the global switch costs in channels 3, 29, and 31 were increased during the cycling condition (all Ps < 0.05, FDR-corrected). Conclusions: The findings indicated that behavioral performances on executive functions were not affected by cycling at an active workstation, while cognitive resources were reallocated during cycling at an active workstation. |
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spelling | pubmed-64801442019-04-29 Executive Function Performance in Young Adults When Cycling at an Active Workstation: An fNIRS Study Huang, Tao Gu, Qian Deng, Zhangyan Tsai, Chilun Xue, Yue Zhang, Jimeng Zou, Liye Chen, Zuosong Wang, Kun Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: This study aimed to investigate the effects of self-paced cycling at an active workstation on executive functions and cortical activity. Methods: In a crossover study design, 37 young adults (45.9% females) were randomly assigned to the following two task conditions: (1) performing cognitive tests during sitting, (2) performing cognitive tests while cycling at an active workstation. Executive functions were assessed by the Stroop color and word test and the task-switching paradigm. Cortical activity was monitored using a multi-channel functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) system. Results: The behavioral results showed that there were no significant differences on the Stroop interference effects (P = 0.66) between the sitting and the cycling conditions. In all probability, no differences on the global switch costs (P = 0.90) and local switch costs (P = 0.67) were observed between the sitting and the cycling conditions. For the fNIRS results, the oxygenated hemoglobin (oxy-Hb) in response to the Stroop interference in channels 5, 10, and 12 were decreased during the cycling condition (all Ps < 0.05, FDR-corrected). Conversely, the oxy-Hb associated with the global switch costs in channels 3, 29, and 31 were increased during the cycling condition (all Ps < 0.05, FDR-corrected). Conclusions: The findings indicated that behavioral performances on executive functions were not affected by cycling at an active workstation, while cognitive resources were reallocated during cycling at an active workstation. MDPI 2019-03-28 2019-04 /pmc/articles/PMC6480144/ /pubmed/30925783 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071119 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Huang, Tao Gu, Qian Deng, Zhangyan Tsai, Chilun Xue, Yue Zhang, Jimeng Zou, Liye Chen, Zuosong Wang, Kun Executive Function Performance in Young Adults When Cycling at an Active Workstation: An fNIRS Study |
title | Executive Function Performance in Young Adults When Cycling at an Active Workstation: An fNIRS Study |
title_full | Executive Function Performance in Young Adults When Cycling at an Active Workstation: An fNIRS Study |
title_fullStr | Executive Function Performance in Young Adults When Cycling at an Active Workstation: An fNIRS Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Executive Function Performance in Young Adults When Cycling at an Active Workstation: An fNIRS Study |
title_short | Executive Function Performance in Young Adults When Cycling at an Active Workstation: An fNIRS Study |
title_sort | executive function performance in young adults when cycling at an active workstation: an fnirs study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6480144/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30925783 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071119 |
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