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High Density Event-related Potential Data Acquisition in Cognitive Neuroscience
Published on: April 16, 2010
The effects of negative air ions on cognitive function: an event-related potential (ERP) study
Chien-Heng Chu1, Su-Ru Chen2, Chih-Han Wu3
1Department of Physical Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Abstract:
This study investigated the effects of negative air ions (NAIs) on cognitive function in young male adults, specifically examined whether NAIs could influence the behavioral and neuroelectrical indices of inhibition. Thirty-nine young adults participated in the NAI and the control sessions in a counterbalanced order. A computerized Stroop color-word test was administrated, and N2 of the event-related potential was recorded and then analyzed. The results revealed that participants in the NAI session demonstrated shorter reaction times and higher accuracy for both Stroop congruent and incongruent trials. Larger N2 amplitudes were also observed in the NAI session than in the control session, whereas no alterations in the latencies were found. These findings suggest that NAIs resulted in a general improvement in both basic information processing and inhibition. This facilitation may be related to an enhanced neuronal processing or alertness status reflected by larger amplitudes of the N2 component.
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