Attentional Bias in Exercise Dependence: An ERP Study of Enhanced Early Attentional Allocation to Exercise Cues.

Yutong Li, Shiyi Ma, Jiangang Li, Xinning Zhou, Jierong Xu, Qianyi Zhang, Hongying Fan

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yutong LiSchool of Psychology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0009-0005-5440-8719

Shiyi MaSchool of Psychology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China.

Jiangang LiSchool of Psychology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China.

Xinning ZhouSchool of Psychology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China.

Jierong XuSchool of Psychology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China.

Qianyi ZhangSchool of Psychology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China.

Hongying FanSchool of Psychology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7659-8465

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Exercise dependence is a maladaptive pattern of excessive exercise characterized by psychological and cognitive symptoms. The existence and nature of attentional bias in individuals with exercise dependence remain unclear. This study combined behavioral measures and event-related potentials (ERPs) to examine the processing of exercise-related cues in this population. The experiment compared exercise-dependent individuals (n = 21) and matched controls (n = 21) using a dot-probe task. Results demonstrated that the exercise dependence group exhibited significantly faster response times in congruent conditions and higher attentional bias scores compared to controls. ERPs data revealed enhanced N1 amplitudes in the exercise dependence group, while no significant group differences were observed in P2 amplitudes. These findings indicate that exercise-related cues automatically capture cognitive resources during the initial stages of attentional processing in dependent individuals. The study provides neurophysiological evidence that may advance the understanding of neurocognitive mechanisms underlying exercise dependence.

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attentional biasdot-probe taskexercise dependenceN1 potentialvisual attention

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PMID41749998

DOI10.3390/bs16020189

PMCPMC12937881

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