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Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2023

Mouth rinsing and ingesting salty or bitter solutions does not influence corticomotor excitability or neuromuscular function.

Edward Gray, Rocco Cavaleri, Jason Siegler

Open access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Edward GraySchool of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia. edwardandrew@live.co.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2274-2147
Rocco CavaleriSchool of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia.
Jason SieglerSchool of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia.
Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo explore the effect of tasting unpleasant salty or bitter solutions on lower limb corticomotor excitability and neuromuscular function.

methodsNine females and eleven males participated (age: 27 ± 7 years, BMI: 25.3 ± 4.0 kg m

resultsHedonic value (water: 47 ± 8%, sweet: 23 ± 17%, salt: 71 ± 8%, bitter: 80 ± 10%), taste intensity, unpleasantness and increases in heart rate (no solution: 14 ± 5 bpm, water: 18 ± 5 bpm, sweet: 20 ± 5 bpm, salt: 24 ± 7 bpm, bitter: 23 ± 6 bpm) were significantly higher in the salty and bitter conditions compared to control conditions. Nausea was low in all conditions (< 15%) but was significantly higher in salty and bitter conditions compared to water (water: 3 ± 5%, sweet: 6 ± 13%, salt: 7 ± 9%, bitter: 14 ± 16%). There was no significant difference between conditions in neuromuscular function or corticomotor excitability variables.

conclusionAt rest, unpleasant tastes appear to have no influence on quadricep corticomotor excitability or neuromuscular function. These data question the mechanisms via which unpleasant tastes are proposed to influence exercise performance.

Indexed as

MouthwashesTasteAdultCross-Over StudiesFemaleHumansMaleQuinineWaterYoung AdultMouthwashesQuinineWaterErgogenic aidExerciseQuinineTasteUnpleasant

Identifiers

PMID36700971
PMCPMC10191941
OpenAlexW4318067183

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