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Acute stress affects implicit but not explicit motor imagery: A pilot study.

Sophie Schlatter¹, Aymeric Guillot¹, Camille Faes¹

¹Inter-University Laboratory of Human Movement Biology-EA 7424, University of Lyon, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69 622 Villeurbanne, France.

International Journal of Psychophysiology : Official Journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology

|April 18, 2020

Summary

Acute stress impairs implicit motor imagery (MI) but not explicit MI. This suggests prioritizing explicit motor imagery during stressful situations like sports or rehabilitation for better performance.

Keywords:

Acute stress Cognitive ability Mental practice Motor performance Social Cold Pressor Test

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychology
Human Motor Control

Background:

Motor imagery (MI) enhances motor performance and stress management.
The impact of stress on MI abilities is under-researched.
Understanding stress effects on cognition is crucial for performance contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the influence of acute stress on implicit and explicit motor imagery (MI).
To evaluate the differential effects of stress on distinct types of MI tasks.

Main Methods:

Thirty participants were divided into stress and control groups.
The Socially Evaluated Cold Pressor Test (SECPT) induced acute stress.
Physiological and self-report stress measures were collected.
Implicit (laterality judgment) and explicit (sequential pointing) MI tasks were administered.

Main Results:

Acute stress negatively impacted implicit motor imagery performance.
Explicit motor imagery performance remained unaffected by acute stress.
Stress induction was confirmed by physiological and self-report measures.

Conclusions:

Acute stress has a detrimental effect on implicit MI abilities.
Explicit MI appears resilient to acute stress.
In high-stress scenarios (e.g., sports, rehabilitation), explicit MI strategies may be more effective.