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Endurance running improves emotional state and cognitive control in athletes. Moderate exercise intensity benefits emotion and does not impair prefrontal cortex function during cognitive tasks.

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  • Exercise Science
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Acute exercise is known to benefit emotion and cognitive control.
  • The specific effects of endurance exercise on emotion regulation, such as cognitive reappraisal, are less understood.
  • The impact of exercise intensity on prefrontal cortex (PFC) activity during cognitive tasks requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of acute endurance exercise on emotional state, domain-general cognitive control, and cognitive reappraisal in endurance runners.
  • To examine the relationship between exercise intensity and cognitive control.
  • To assess changes in prefrontal cortex oxygenation during exercise using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).

Main Methods:

  • Thirty-six endurance runners participated in a repeated measures design, completing 90-minute walking and running sessions at moderate intensities.
  • Emotional state, cognitive control (Stroop test), and cognitive reappraisal (CRT) were assessed before, during, and after exercise.
  • Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) monitored prefrontal cortex (PFC) oxygenation levels (O2Hb and dHb).

Main Results:

  • Endurance athletes reported improved emotional states during and after both walking and running sessions.
  • Cognitive control, as measured by the Stroop test, was not impaired by exercise.
  • Reduced oxygenation in the PFC during exercise did not negatively affect performance on cognitive control tasks.

Conclusions:

  • Acute moderate-intensity endurance exercise positively impacts emotional state in endurance athletes.
  • Exercise-induced changes in PFC oxygenation do not appear to compromise cognitive control abilities.
  • These findings suggest that endurance running can be beneficial for both emotional well-being and cognitive function in athletes.