Why the study?
Does a 20-min moderate intensity aerobic exercise intervention alter Bereitschaftspotentials (cortical markers for motor preparation) in human participants?
Population
Human participants performing unimanual self-paced wrist extension movements
Comparison
20-min, moderate intensity aerobic exercise… vs Pre-exercise baseline
Design
Other
Follow-up
Up to an hour following exercise cessation
Key result
A 20-minute bout of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise resulted in an earlier onset of early Bereitschaftspotentials, an effect sustained for up to an hour post-exercise.
Authors
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May transiently enhance cortical motor preparation after exercise; leaves open clinical or performance relevance pending controlled trials.
Does a 20-min moderate intensity aerobic exercise intervention alter Bereitschaftspotentials (cortical markers for motor preparation) in human participants?
Acute aerobic exercise may alter and possibly enhance the cortical substrates required for the preparation of movement, with effects lasting up to an hour.
Thacker et al. (2014) studied this question. Moderate intensity aerobic exercise vs. Pre-exercise baseline was evaluated on Bereitschaftspotentials (BP) onset (early, late, and reafferent potentials). A 20-minute bout of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise resulted in an earlier onset of early Bereitschaftspotentials, an effect sustained for up to an hour post-exercise.
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