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  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

  • Methamphetamine (MA) abuse is a growing global concern, leading to cognitive deficits in executive function, attention, and flexibility.
  • Physical exercise is emerging as a potential intervention to mitigate these MA-induced cognitive impairments.
  • Limited research exists on exercise's impact on brain network dynamics in female MA users.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of acute and long-term exercise interventions (dancing and bicycling) on brain activity and network dynamics in female MA users.
  • To explore the relationship between exercise-induced brain changes and cognitive flexibility.
  • To understand how different exercise modalities influence brain network alterations.

Main Methods:

  • Seventy-nine female MA users were randomly assigned to a control group, a dancing group (DG), or a bicycling group (BG) for a 12-week intervention.
  • Electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings were used to measure brain activity and network dynamics.
  • Changes in brain activity rates, flexibility, and network connectivity entropy were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Exercise interventions led to reduced brain activity rates, particularly in specific regions for DG and BG, suggesting suppression of hyperactivity.
  • Both DG and BG showed enhanced brain flexibility and network connectivity entropy, especially after acute exercise.
  • A negative correlation between attentional bias and brain flexibility was observed post-acute intervention in exercise groups.

Conclusions:

  • Exercise interventions can optimize brain function in female MA users, promoting an energy-efficient state with improved information processing capacity and plasticity.
  • Different exercise types (dancing, bicycling) exert distinct influences on brain network alterations.
  • These findings support the therapeutic potential of exercise programs for cognitive rehabilitation in MA users.