Saïd Mekari1,2, Sarah Fraser3,4, Laurent Bosquet3,5,6, Clément Bonnéry3,7, Véronique Labelle3,4, Philippe Pouliot7,8, Frédéric Lesage7,8, Louis Bherer3,9. 1. Centre de Recherche, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Laboratoire LESCA, 4565, Chemin Queen-Mary, Montréal, H3W 1W5, QC, Canada. said.mekary@gmail.com. 2. Département de Kinésiologie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, H3C 3J7, QC, Canada. said.mekary@gmail.com. 3. Centre de Recherche, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Laboratoire LESCA, 4565, Chemin Queen-Mary, Montréal, H3W 1W5, QC, Canada. 4. Département de Psychologie, Université de Québec à Montreal, C.P. 8888 succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, H3C 3P8, QC, Canada. 5. Département de Kinésiologie, Université de Montréal, CP 6128, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, H3C 3J7, QC, Canada. 6. Faculté des Sciences du Sport, Laboratoire MOVE (EA 6314), Université de Poitiers, 8, allée Jean Monnet, 86000, Poitiers, France. 7. Département de Génie Biomédical, École Polytechnique, CP 6079, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, H3C 3A7, QC, Canada. 8. Centre de recherche, Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, 5000, rue Bélanger, Montréal, H1T 1C8, QC, Canada. 9. PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, 7200 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6, Canada.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To assess the relationship between exercise intensity, cerebral HbO2 and cognitive performance (Executive and non-Executive) in young adults. METHODS: We measured reaction time (RT) and accuracy, during a computerized Stroop task, in 19 young adults (7 males and 12 females). Their mean ± SD age, height, body mass and body mass index (BMI) were 24 ± 4 years, 1.67 ± 0.07 m, 72 ± 14 kg and 25 ± 3 kg m(-2), respectively. Each subject performed the Stroop task at rest and during cycling at exercise of low intensity [40% of peak power output (PPO)], moderate intensity (60% of PPO) and high intensity (85% of PPO). Cerebral oxygenation was monitored during the resting and exercise conditions over the prefrontal cortex (PFC) using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). RESULTS: High-intensity exercise slowed RT in both the Naming (p = 0.04) and the Executive condition (p = 0.04). The analysis also revealed that high-intensity exercise was associated with a decreased accuracy when compared to low-intensity exercise (p = 0.021). Neuroimaging results confirm a decrease of cerebral oxygenation during high-intensity exercise in comparison to low- (p = 0.004) and moderate-intensity exercise (p = 0.003). Correlations revealed that a lower cerebral HbO2 in the prefrontal cortex was associated with slower RT in the Executive condition only (p = 0.04, g = -0.72). CONCLUSION: Results of the present study suggest that low to moderate exercise intensity does not alter Executive functioning, but that exercise impairs cognitive functions (Executive and non-Executive) when the physical workload becomes heavy. The cerebral HbO2 correlation suggests that a lower availability of HbO2 was associated with slower RT in the Executive condition only.
PURPOSE: To assess the relationship between exercise intensity, cerebral HbO2 and cognitive performance (Executive and non-Executive) in young adults. METHODS: We measured reaction time (RT) and accuracy, during a computerized Stroop task, in 19 young adults (7 males and 12 females). Their mean ± SD age, height, body mass and body mass index (BMI) were 24 ± 4 years, 1.67 ± 0.07 m, 72 ± 14 kg and 25 ± 3 kg m(-2), respectively. Each subject performed the Stroop task at rest and during cycling at exercise of low intensity [40% of peak power output (PPO)], moderate intensity (60% of PPO) and high intensity (85% of PPO). Cerebral oxygenation was monitored during the resting and exercise conditions over the prefrontal cortex (PFC) using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). RESULTS: High-intensity exercise slowed RT in both the Naming (p = 0.04) and the Executive condition (p = 0.04). The analysis also revealed that high-intensity exercise was associated with a decreased accuracy when compared to low-intensity exercise (p = 0.021). Neuroimaging results confirm a decrease of cerebral oxygenation during high-intensity exercise in comparison to low- (p = 0.004) and moderate-intensity exercise (p = 0.003). Correlations revealed that a lower cerebral HbO2 in the prefrontal cortex was associated with slower RT in the Executive condition only (p = 0.04, g = -0.72). CONCLUSION: Results of the present study suggest that low to moderate exercise intensity does not alter Executive functioning, but that exercise impairs cognitive functions (Executive and non-Executive) when the physical workload becomes heavy. The cerebral HbO2 correlation suggests that a lower availability of HbO2 was associated with slower RT in the Executive condition only.
Keywords:
Cerebral HbO2; Hyperventilation; Near-infrared spectroscopy; Peak power output; Reaction time
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