ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2018
Influence of a self-regulated cognitive dual task on time to failure and complexity of submaximal isometric force control.
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- The use of non-linear tools to analyze the variability of force production as an index of fatigue: A systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
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- Cognitive stress changes the attributes of the three heads of the triceps brachii during muscle fatigue.PloS one · 2020Trial
- The effect of 8 weeks of treatment with transcranial pulsed electromagnetic fields on hand tremor and inter-hand coherence in persons with Parkinson's disease.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2019Trial
- Heavy mental task has no effect on sex differences in muscle fatigability during moderate-intensity isometric contraction.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Adding a sustained attention task to a physically demanding cycling exercise exacerbates neuromuscular fatigue and impairs cognitive performance in both normoxia and hypoxia.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
- Force Fluctuations During Role-Differentiated Bimanual Movements Reflect Cognitive Impairments in Older Adults: A Cohort Sequential Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Article
- The Neuromuscular Fatigue-Induced Loss of Muscle Force Control.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Aging and skeletal muscle force control: Current perspectives and future directions.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2022Review
- Muscle Fatigue in the Three Heads of Triceps Brachii During Intensity and Speed Variations of Triceps Push-Down Exercise.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeTo determine the effects of performing a self-regulated cognitive dual task on time to failure and neuromuscular force control during submaximal isometric contractions.
methodsFifteen young sedentary males performed isometric contractions at 50% of each individual's maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) under single-task (without cognitive load) and dual-task (with self-regulated mathematical task) conditions. Force signal complexity and biceps brachialis muscle activity were determined at the start, middle, and end of each trial. The slope of the linear regression of median frequency determined the rate of muscle fatigue. Force-task error was established as any amplitude percentage greater or less than 50% MVC.
resultsThe dual-task condition resulted in a 42 s longer time to failure than the single-task condition. EMG amplitude did not differ between conditions. The rate of muscle fatigue was higher in the single-task (- 0.35%/s) than the dual-task (- 0.2%/s) condition. Force signal complexity was, on average, 22% lower in the dual-task condition. The dual-task condition, as compared to the single-task condition, elicited a higher rate of force-task error below (6.37 versus 4.76%) and over (2.11 versus 1.68%) the force threshold.
conclusionThe dual-task condition resulted in a longer time to failure and decreased motor output complexity and fatigue rate when performing a submaximal force task. As the dual task also increased the force-task error, we suggest cognitive dual tasks as a possible strategy for delaying fatigue in sedentary young males when exerting submaximal isometric force, contributing to neuromuscular training when error in force control can be ignored.
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