Athletes with meditation experience counteract the detrimental effect of mental fatigue on endurance performance and neurocognitive functions

The current study examined whether meditation experience is associated with changes in endurance performance and inhibitory control-relevant neurocognitive functions caused by mental fatigue. Twenty-four athletes with meditation experience (AME) and twenty-five athletes without meditation experience...

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Published in:Journal of sports sciences 2024-07, Vol.42 (14), p.1355-1366
Main Authors: Nien, Jui-Ti, Chen, Nai-Chi, Kee, Ying-Hwa, Wu, Chih-Han, Ahn, Jaewoong, Yu, Chin-Ying, Chi, Lin, Chang, Yu-Kai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Athletes - psychology
Athletic Performance - physiology
Athletic Performance - psychology
Cognition
Cognition - physiology
Cognitive loading
conflict monitoring
endurance performance
Event-related potentials
Evoked Potentials - physiology
Fatigue
Female
Humans
Inhibition, Psychological
inhibitory control
Male
Meditation
Mental Fatigue - physiopathology
mindfulness
Motivation
Physical Endurance - physiology
Stroop Test
Young Adult
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Summary:The current study examined whether meditation experience is associated with changes in endurance performance and inhibitory control-relevant neurocognitive functions caused by mental fatigue. Twenty-four athletes with meditation experience (AME) and twenty-five athletes without meditation experience (AWME) underwent a 30-min incongruent Stroop test in mental fatigue condition (MF) and a 30-min congruent Stroop test in control condition (CON) in a randomised-counterbalanced order. Inhibitory control-relevant neurocognitive functions were assessed using Flanker task and event-related potentials, followed by an endurance task using the Bruce treadmill protocol. Visual analogue scale was used to evaluate perceived mental fatigue (VAS-MF) before (T1), after Stroop test (T2) and after Flanker task (T3), and VAS for motivation (VAS-M) was used to evaluate motivation in Flanker task and endurance task. Results indicated that, compared to the CON, AWME in the MF exhibited overall lower accuracy, smaller incongruent N2 amplitude of the Flanker task (ps 
ISSN:0264-0414
1466-447X
1466-447X
DOI:10.1080/02640414.2024.2391651