ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
Tai Chi Chuan teaching on alleviating mental fatigue among college students: insights from ERPs.
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- Tai Chi, brain activity and psychological outcomes: a systematic scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Fostering cultural sustainability and student wellbeing: an embodied practice of teacher support in bilingual Tai Chi.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The impact of songs with prosocial lyrics on implicit cognition and prosocial behavior: a prospective event-related brain potential study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Mental fatigue is a prevalent issue, especially among college students, which significantly impacts learning efficiency. Existing interventions like caffeine use have side-effects, highlighting the need for alternative approaches. Tai Chi Chuan (TCC), a traditional Chinese mind -body exercise, shows promise in alleviating mental fatigue, yet its neural mechanisms on alleviating mental fatigue, particularly from the perspective of inhibitory control, remain unclear. Objectives: This study aimed to fill this gap by investigating the effects of TCC on mental fatigue and cognitive function in college students using ERP measures based on the Go/NoGo task. Methods: Fifty-two healthy college students were randomly assigned to the TCC group ( Results: The data showed that after the Stroop task, all groups exhibited signs of mental fatigue, with increased VAS scores and RTs. However, following the 20-min intervention, the TCC group demonstrated more significant improvements in VAS scores, RTs, and ERP components (such as increased NoGo-P3 and Go-P3 amplitudes, shortened Go-P3 latencies, and decreased NoGo-N2 amplitudes) compared to the AE and CON groups. Conclusion: These findings indicate that practicing TCC can effectively alleviate mental fatigue and facilitate cognitive recovery in college students after sustained cognitive tasks. This study provides new insights into the neural mechanisms of TCC's beneficial effects on alleviating mental fatigue.
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