Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Cycling Time Trial Performance and Prefrontal Cortex Activation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Anthropometric and Body Composition Measurements
2.4. Exercise Testing and Screening
2.5. Time Trial Task
2.6. Blood Lactate and Heart Rate
2.7. Halo Sport Procedures
2.8. Functional Infrared Spectroscopy Recording Procedures
2.9. Muscle Oxygenation Procedures
2.10. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Time to Completion
3.2. Prefrontal Cortex Oxygenation
3.3. Muscle Oxygenation
3.4. Heart Rate, Blood Lactate and Rating of Perceived Exertion
Characteristic | Halo | Sham |
---|---|---|
BL (mmol/L) | 10.66 ± 2.46 | 9.98 ± 2.88 |
RPE | 16.20 ± 1.99 | 15.95 ± 2.03 |
HR (bpm) | 163.5 ± 17.2 | 160.9 ± 20.1 |
Time (min) | 17.58 ± 1.88 | 17.67 ± 1.92 |
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Age (Years) | Height (cm) | Weight (kg) | BMI (kg/m2) | Body Fat (%) | Estimated VO2 Max (mL/kg/min) |
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25.5 ± 7.8 | 181.7 ± 5.9 | 85.9 ± 12.3 | 25.7 ± 3.0 | 15.3 ± 7.0 | 41.5 ± 5.0 |
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Auten, A.; Cavey, K.; Reed, J.; Dolgener, F.; Moriarty, T. Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Cycling Time Trial Performance and Prefrontal Cortex Activation. Sci 2021, 3, 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/sci3030032
Auten A, Cavey K, Reed J, Dolgener F, Moriarty T. Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Cycling Time Trial Performance and Prefrontal Cortex Activation. Sci. 2021; 3(3):32. https://doi.org/10.3390/sci3030032
Chicago/Turabian StyleAuten, Abi, Kristina Cavey, Jacob Reed, Forrest Dolgener, and Terence Moriarty. 2021. "Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Cycling Time Trial Performance and Prefrontal Cortex Activation" Sci 3, no. 3: 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/sci3030032