TY - JOUR
T1 - The relation between aerobic fitness and cognitive performance
T2 - Is it mediated by brain potentials?
AU - Wang, Chun Hao
AU - Shih, Chun Ming
AU - Tsai, Chia Liang
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was sponsored by the National Science Council, Taiwan (Grant Number: NSC 100-2410-H-006-074-MY2).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Hogrefe Publishing.
PY - 2016/7
Y1 - 2016/7
N2 - This study aimed to assess whether brain potentials have significant influences on the relationship between aerobic fitness and cognition. Behavioral and electroencephalographic (EEG) data was collected from 48 young adults when performing a Posner task. Higher aerobic fitness is related to faster reaction times (RTs) along with greater P3 amplitude and shorter P3 latency in the valid trials, after controlling for age and body mass index. Moreover, RTs were selectively related to P3 amplitude rather than P3 latency. Specifically, the bootstrap-based mediation model indicates that P3 amplitude mediates the relationship between fitness level and attention performance. Possible explanations regarding the relationships among aerobic fitness, cognitive performance, and brain potentials are discussed.
AB - This study aimed to assess whether brain potentials have significant influences on the relationship between aerobic fitness and cognition. Behavioral and electroencephalographic (EEG) data was collected from 48 young adults when performing a Posner task. Higher aerobic fitness is related to faster reaction times (RTs) along with greater P3 amplitude and shorter P3 latency in the valid trials, after controlling for age and body mass index. Moreover, RTs were selectively related to P3 amplitude rather than P3 latency. Specifically, the bootstrap-based mediation model indicates that P3 amplitude mediates the relationship between fitness level and attention performance. Possible explanations regarding the relationships among aerobic fitness, cognitive performance, and brain potentials are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1027/0269-8803/a000159
DO - 10.1027/0269-8803/a000159
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84982854082
SN - 0269-8803
VL - 30
SP - 102
EP - 113
JO - Journal of Psychophysiology
JF - Journal of Psychophysiology
IS - 3
ER -