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ArticleInternational journal of biometeorology2019

The effects of negative air ions on cognitive function: an event-related potential (ERP) study.

Chien-Heng Chu, Su-Ru Chen, Chih-Han Wu, Yung-Chao Cheng, Yu-Min Cho, Yu-Kai Chang

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Article in International journal of biometeorology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors.

Chien-Heng ChuDepartment of Physical Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Su-Ru ChenPost-Baccalaureate Program in Nursing and School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chih-Han WuGraduate Institute of Athletics and Coaching Science, National Taiwan Sport University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Yung-Chao ChengOffice of Research and Development, National Taiwan Sport University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Yu-Min ChoCenter for East-West Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA. cho.yumin@gmail.com.
Yu-Kai ChangDepartment of Physical Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. yukaichangnew@gmail.com.

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Yueci Technology Enterprise Co., Ltd. 1061051
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of negative air ions (NAIs) on cognitive function in young male adults, specifically examined whether NAIs could influence the behavioral and neuroelectrical indices of inhibition. Thirty-nine young adults participated in the NAI and the control sessions in a counterbalanced order. A computerized Stroop color-word test was administrated, and N2 of the event-related potential was recorded and then analyzed. The results revealed that participants in the NAI session demonstrated shorter reaction times and higher accuracy for both Stroop congruent and incongruent trials. Larger N2 amplitudes were also observed in the NAI session than in the control session, whereas no alterations in the latencies were found. These findings suggest that NAIs resulted in a general improvement in both basic information processing and inhibition. This facilitation may be related to an enhanced neuronal processing or alertness status reflected by larger amplitudes of the N2 component.

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CognitionEvoked PotentialsElectroencephalographyHumansIonsMaleReaction TimeStroop TestYoung AdultIonsEvent-related potentialInhibitionN2Negative air ionStroop color-word test

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