Effects of caffeine intake and exercise intensity on executive and arousal vigilance
Sanchis C, Blasco E, Luna FG, Lupiáñez J
Scientific reports · 29 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Controlled clinical trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
- Government
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
- University or hospital
- Universidad de Granada
- Government
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación
- Government
- Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness | Agencia Estatal de Investigación
- Grants
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (PSI2017-84926-P); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (PSI2017-84926-P)
Based on 5 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2020-05-21 · Sci Rep · vol. 10 · issue 1 · p. 8393
- Publisher
- Nature Portfolio
- Cited
- 49 citations · more than 93% of similar papers · 3.3× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 79 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Behavioral Health and Interventions · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Keywords
- Vigilance (psychology), Arousal, Caffeine, Psychology, Placebo, Audiology, Medicine, Cognitive psychology, Social psychology, Psychiatry
- MeSH
- humans, caffeine, exercise, arousal, attention, reaction time, adolescent, adult, young adult, executive function
4 authors
From ES, AR
- Carlos Sanchís · correspondingUniversitat de València; Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr
- Esther BlascoUniversitat de València; Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr
- Fernando Gabriel LunaUniversidad Nacional de Córdoba; Universidad de Granada; Centro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento
- Juan Lupiáñez · correspondingUniversidad de Granada; Centro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento
Abstract
During physical efforts and sport practice, vigilance is responsible for maintaining an optimal state of activation, guaranteeing the ability to quickly respond and detect unexpected, but critical, stimuli over time. Caffeine and physical exercise are able to modulate the activation state, affecting vigilance performance. The aim of the present work was to assess the specific effects and modulations of caffeine intake and two physical intensities on vigilance components. Participants performed an attentional task (ANTI-Vea) to measure the executive and arousal components of vigilance, in six double-blinded counterbalanced sessions combining caffeine, placebo, or no-ingestion, with light vs. moderate cyclergometer exercise. Exercise at moderate intensity improved executive vigilance with faster overall reaction time (RT), without impairing error rates. Instead, caffeine intake generally improved arousal vigilance. In conclusion, caffeine and acute exercise seems to moderate executive and arousal vigilance in different ways.
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