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  • * Sports Psychology
  • * Exercise Physiology

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  • * Mental imagery is widely utilized in sports for performance enhancement, regulation of arousal, and cognitive modification.
  • * The comparative effects of actual physical activity and its mental simulation on cognitive functions, particularly memory, remain an area for investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To investigate whether acute exercise and mental imagery of acute exercise yield comparable effects on cognitive performance, with a specific focus on memory function.
  • * To compare the impact of a 10-minute intermittent sprint session versus a time-matched mental imagery session on memory recall and spatial-temporal integration.

Main Methods:

  • * A within-subject randomized controlled experiment involving 24 participants (mean age 21.5 years).
  • * Participants completed two counterbalanced sessions: one involving 10 minutes of intermittent sprints and another involving 10 minutes of mental imagery of exercise.
  • * Memory was assessed post-manipulation using a paired-associative learning task and a comprehensive spatial-temporal memory evaluation (what, where, when).

Main Results:

  • * Bayesian analyses indicated moderate evidence for the null hypothesis, suggesting no significant difference between conditions for the paired-associative learning task.
  • * Similar moderate evidence for the null hypothesis was found for overall memory integration (what-where-when) and its components (what-loop, where-loop, when-loop).

Conclusions:

  • * The study provides moderate evidence that acute exercise and mental imagery of acute exercise have a non-differential effect on memory function.
  • * Findings suggest that mental simulation of exercise may be as effective as actual exercise for enhancing memory in this context.