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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Motor Control
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Balancing is crucial for daily activities and involves significant cognitive load.
  • Cognitive-motor interference (CMI) dual-tasking paradigms assess the cognitive demands of complex motor tasks.
  • Electroencephalography (EEG) and motion sensors can measure cognitive and motor performance in real-world settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the cognitive load associated with balancing on a slackline using EEG and motion sensors.
  • To examine the effects of a concurrent auditory attention task on balancing performance and neural activity.
  • To explore the relationship between balancing skill level and cognitive-motor interference.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized wireless, smartphone-recorded EEG and motion sensors during standing and slacklining tasks.
  • Participants performed a single-task (balancing only) and a dual-task (balancing with auditory oddball task) condition.
  • Analyzed P3 event-related potential (ERP) components and postural sway.

Main Results:

  • Contrary to predictions, no significant reduction in P3 amplitude or increase in latency was observed during slacklining.
  • Unexpectedly, greater postural sway occurred during single-task slacklining compared to dual-tasking.
  • A significant correlation was found between skill level and P3 latency, suggesting skill-dependent cognitive-motor interference.

Conclusions:

  • Individual CMI effects on P3 ERP reflect task demands, particularly for less skilled individuals.
  • Highly skilled slackliners may experience cognitive facilitation rather than interference during dual-tasking.
  • ERPs recorded in naturalistic environments provide meaningful insights into cognitive processes during motor tasks.