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Trial reportExperimental brain research2025

Effect of social media use versus computerized Stroop task on EEG spectral power and physical performance in Taekwondo athletes: an experimental randomized trial.

Heloiana Faro, Emerson Franchini, Maicon Albuquerque, Douglas Cavalcante-Silva, Daniel Carvalho Pereira, Lucas Arthur Duarte de Lima, Daniel Gomes da Silva Machado, Leonardo de Sousa Fortes

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Trial report in Experimental brain research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Heloiana FaroAssociated Postgraduate Program in Physical Education of Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil. heloianafaro@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1801-2328
Emerson FranchiniMartial Arts and Combat Sports Research Group, Sport Department, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Maicon AlbuquerqueFederal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Douglas Cavalcante-SilvaAssociated Postgraduate Program in Physical Education of Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
Daniel Carvalho PereiraAssociated Postgraduate Program in Physical Education of Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
Lucas Arthur Duarte de LimaResearch Group in Neuroscience of Human Movement (NeuroMove), Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
Daniel Gomes da Silva MachadoResearch Group in Neuroscience of Human Movement (NeuroMove), Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
Leonardo de Sousa FortesAssociated Postgraduate Program in Physical Education of Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This is a randomized crossover study design. We examined the acute effects of prolonged social media use (SMU) vs. computerized Modified Stroop Task (MST) on electroencephalogram (EEG) spectral power and physical performance in taekwondo (TKD) athletes. Fifteen athletes underwent cognitive manipulations (SMU, MST, documentary [DOC]), followed by mental tiredness checks (Visual Analogue Scale [VAS]), EEG measurements, an intermittent TKD task, and psychobiological variables (heart rate [HR], rating perceived exertion [RPE]). Only MST significantly increased the VAS (p < 0.05). Theta power decreased in the parietal cortex after cognitive manipulations across conditions (p < 0.001). MST presented a time effect for theta, alpha 1, and alpha 2 in parietal cortex during the task at 15 min (ps < 0.004), diminishing over time. Physical performance declined throughout rounds (p < 0.001), more under MST vs. DOC (p = 0.03). RPE increased (p < 0.001); no significant difference in HR was found (ps > 0.07). High cognitive demand tasks may impair the performance of TKD athletes.

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AthletesAthletic PerformanceBrain WavesMartial ArtsPsychomotor PerformanceSocial MediaStroop TestAdultCross-Over StudiesElectroencephalographyFemaleHeart RateHumansMaleYoung AdultCombat sportsFrequency bandsMental fatiguePhysical effort

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PMID41175222

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