Affective Modulation after High-Intensity Exercise Is Associated with Prolonged Amygdalar-Insular Functional Connectivity Increase

Autor: Henning Boecker, Heiko K. Strüder, Neeraj Upadhyay, Jason A. Martin, Angelika Schmitt, Sandra Rojas Vega
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Neural Plasticity, Vol 2020 (2020)
Neural Plasticity
Neural plasticity 2020, 1-10 (2020). doi:10.1155/2020/7905387
ISSN: 1687-5443
2090-5904
DOI: 10.1155/2020/7905387
Popis: Acute moderate exercise has been shown to induce prolonged changes in functional connectivity (FC) within affect and reward networks. The influence of different exercise intensities on FC has not yet been explored. Twenty-five male athletes underwent 30 min of “low”- (35%LT) intensity exercise bouts on a treadmill. Resting-state fMRI was acquired at 3 Tesla before and after exercise, together with the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS). Data of 22 subjects (3 dropouts) were analyzed using the FSL feat pipeline and a seed-to-network-based analysis with the bilateral amygdala as the seed region for determining associated FC changes in the “emotional brain.” Data were analyzed using a repeated measures ANOVA. Comparisons between pre- and post-exercise were analyzed using a one-samplet-test, and a pairedt-test was used for the comparison between “low” and “high” exercise conditions (nonparametric randomization approach, results reported atp<0.05). Both exercise interventions induced significant increases in the PANAS positive affect scale. There was a significant interaction effect of amygdalar FC to the right anterior insula, and this amygdalar-insular FC correlated significantly with the PANAS positive affect scale (r=0.47,p=0.048) in the “high”-intensity exercise condition. Our findings suggest that mood changes after exercise are associated with prolonged alterations in amygdalar-insular FC and occur in an exercise intensity-dependent manner.
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