Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria (Oct 2024)

Absolute beta power in exercisers and nonexercisers in preparation for the oddball task

  • Marcos Machado,
  • Renato Fonseca,
  • Giovanna Zanchetta,
  • Carlos Amoroso,
  • Alexandre Vasconcelos,
  • Élida Costa,
  • Eduardo Nicoliche,
  • Mariana Gongora,
  • Marco Orsini,
  • Renan Vicente,
  • Silmar Teixeira,
  • Henning Budde,
  • Mauricio Cagy,
  • Bruna Velasques,
  • Pedro Ribeiro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1791518
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 82, no. 10
pp. 001 – 008

Abstract

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Background High levels of physical conditioning are associated with improvements in cognitive performance. In this sense, electroencephalographic (ECG) correlates are used to investigate the enhancing role of physical exercise on executive functions. Oscillations in the β frequency range are proposed to be evident during sensorimotor activity.

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