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Pierrieau E, Charissou C, Vernazza-Martin S, Pageaux B, Lepers R, Amarantini D, Fautrelle L. Intermuscular coherence reveals that affective emotional pictures modulate neural control mechanisms during the initiation of arm pointing movements. Front Hum Neurosci 2024; 17:1273435. [PMID: 38249573 PMCID: PMC10799348 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1273435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Introduction Several studies in psychology provided compelling evidence that emotions significantly impact motor control. Yet, these evidences mostly rely on behavioral investigations, whereas the underlying neurophysiological processes remain poorly understood. Methods Using a classical paradigm in motor control, we tested the impact of affective pictures associated with positive, negative or neutral valence on the kinematics and patterns of muscle activations of arm pointing movements performed from a standing position. The hand reaction and movement times were measured and electromyography (EMG) was used to measure the activities from 10 arm, leg and trunk muscles that are involved in the postural maintenance and arm displacement in pointing movements. Intermuscular coherence (IMC) between pairs of muscles was computed to measure changes in patterns of muscle activations related to the emotional stimuli. Results The hand movement time increased when an emotional picture perceived as unpleasant was presented as compared to when the emotional picture was perceived as pleasant. When an unpleasant emotional picture was presented, beta (β, 15-35 Hz) and gamma (γ, 35-60 Hz) IMC decreased in the recorded pairs of postural muscles during the initiation of pointing movements. Moreover, a linear relationship between the magnitude of the intermuscular coherence in the pairs of posturo-focal muscles and the hand movement time was found in the unpleasant scenarios. Discussion These findings reveal that emotional stimuli can significantly affect the content of the motor command sent by the central nervous system to muscles when performing voluntary goal-directed movements.
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- Emeline Pierrieau
- ToNIC, Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
- Aquitaine Institute for Cognitive and Integrative Neuroscience (INCIA), Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- ToNIC, Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
- Institut National Universitaire Champollion, EIAP, Département STAPS, Rodez, France
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- Université Paris Nanterre, UFR-STAPS, Nanterre, France
- Laboratoire des interactions Cognition, Action, Émotion - LICAÉ, UFR STAPS, Université Paris Nanterre, Nanterre, France
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (CRIUGM), Montréal, QC, Canada
- École de kinésiologie et des sciences de l'activité physique (EKSAP), Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche sur le cerveau et l'apprentissage (CIRCA), Montréal, QC, Canada
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- CAPS UMR1093, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Faculté des Sciences du Sport, Université de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- ToNIC, Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
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- ToNIC, Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
- Institut National Universitaire Champollion, EIAP, Département STAPS, Rodez, France
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Astokorki A, Flood A, Mauger A. Images depicting human pain increase exercise-induced pain and impair endurance cycling performance. J Sports Sci 2020; 39:138-146. [PMID: 32809900 DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2020.1809162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The current study investigated whether viewing images of others in pain influences exercise-induced pain (EIP) and cycling performance. Twenty-one recreational cyclists attended five laboratory visits. The first two visits involved measuring participants' maximal aerobic capacity and familiarized participants to the fixed power (FP) and 16.1 km cycling time trial (TT) tasks. The FP task required participants to cycle at 70% of their maximal aerobic power for 10-minutes. In the subsequent three visits, participants performed the FP and TT tasks after viewing pleasant, painful or neutral images. Participants rated the subset of painful images as more painful than the pleasant and neutral images; with no difference in the pain ratings of the pleasant and neutral images. In the FP task, EIP ratings were higher following painful compared to pleasant images, while no differences in EIP were observed between any other condition . In the TT, performance did not differ between the pleasant and neutral conditions. However, TT performance was reduced after viewing painful images compared to neutral or pleasant images. HR, B[La], perceived exertion and EIP did not differ between the three conditions. These results suggest that viewing painful images decreases TT performance and increases pain during fixed intensity cycling. Abbreviations: EIP: Exercise Induced Pain; FP: Fixed Power; TT: Time Trial; HR:Heart Rate; B[La]: Blood Lactate; RPE: Rating of Perceived Exertion; IAPS: International Affective Picture System; PO: Power Output.
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- Ali Astokorki
- College of Education-Shaqlawa, Salahaddin University-Erbil , Shaqlawa, Iraq.,Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Technology, Cihan University-Erbil , Erbil, Iraq.,College of Science, Pathological Analysis, Knowledge University , Erbil, Iraq
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- Research Institute for Sport & Exercise, University of Canberra , Canberra, Australia.,Centre for Applied Psychology, University of Canberra , Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Australia
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- Endurance Research Group, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Kent , Chatham, UK
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Tounsi M, Jaafar H, Aloui A, Tabka Z, Trabelsi Y. Effect of listening to music on repeated-sprint performance and affective load in young male and female soccer players. SPORT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11332-018-0518-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Jaafar H, Rouis M, Coudrat L, Attiogbé E, Vandewalle H, Driss T. Effects of load on wingate test performances and reliability. J Strength Cond Res 2015; 28:3462-8. [PMID: 24936901 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000000575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of 2 braking forces (8.7 and 11% of body mass, BM) on Wingate test performance, peak lactate ([La]pk), peak heart rate (HRpk), and rate of perceived exertion (RPE). Sixteen male physical education students (age: 22.7 ± 1.3 years, height: 1.81 ± 0.07 m, BM: 74.3 ± 9.6 kg) performed, in a randomized order, 2 Wingate tests at 8.7% BM and 2 Wingate tests at 11% BM on a Monark cycle ergometer on 4 separate sessions. The results showed that the reliability level of mechanical measures was not affected by the braking force and was relatively similar for each variable in both braking forces (0.886 < ICC < 0.985). In addition, peak power, mean power, fatigue slope, and RPE were significantly higher (8.2, 7.0, 11.9, and 4.1%, respectively, all < 0.05) using a braking force of 11% BM compared with 8.7% BM, whereas there was no significant effect of braking force on [La]pk and HRpk. In conclusion, the results of this study suggested that the reliability of the Wingate test does not depend on the used load, and a braking force of 11% BM is more optimal for power output during Wingate test in active adults.
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- Hamdi Jaafar
- 1Research Center on Sport and Movement (CeRSM, EA 2931), Sciences and Techniques of the Physical and Sporting Activities (UFR STAPS), University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Defense, Nanterre, France; and 2Laboratory of Physiology, UFR Health, Medicine and Human Biology, University of Paris XIII, Bobigny, France
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Jaafar H, Rouis M, Coudrat L, Gélat T, Noakes TD, Driss T. Influence of Affective Stimuli on Leg Power Output and Associated Neuromuscular Parameters during Repeated High Intensity Cycling Exercises. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0136330. [PMID: 26305334 PMCID: PMC4549260 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to examine the impact of emotional eliciting pictures on neuromuscular performance during repetitive supramaximal cycling exercises (RSE). In a randomized order, twelve male participants were asked to perform five 6-s cycle sprints (interspaced by 24 s of recovery) on a cycle ergometer in front of neutral, pleasant or unpleasant pictures. During each RSE, mean power output (MPO) and electromyographic activity [root mean square (RMS) and median frequency (MF)] of the vastus lateralis and vastus medialis muscles were analyzed. Neuromuscular efficiency (NME) was calculated as the ratio of MPO to RMS. Higher RMS (232.17 ± 1.17 vs. 201.90 ± 0.47 μV) and MF (68.56 ± 1.78 vs. 64.18 ± 2.17 Hz) were obtained in pleasant compared to unpleasant conditions (p < 0.05). This emotional effect persisted from the first to the last sprint. Higher MPO was obtained in pleasant than in unpleasant conditions (690.65 ± 38.23 vs. 656.73 ± 35.95 W, p < 0.05). However, this emotional effect on MPO was observed only for the two first sprints. NME decreased from the third sprint (p < 0.05), which indicated the occurrence of peripheral fatigue after the two first sprints. These results suggested that, compared with unpleasant pictures, pleasant ones increased the neuromuscular performance during RSE. Moreover, the disappearance of the beneficial effect of pleasant emotion on mechanical output from the third sprint appears to be due to peripheral fatigue.
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- Hamdi Jaafar
- Laboratoire CeRSM (EA 2931), UFR STAPS, Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, Nanterre, France
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- Laboratoire CeRSM (EA 2931), UFR STAPS, Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, Nanterre, France
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- LCOMS, EPSAP, Emotion-action, UFR SciFA, Département STAPS-Metz, Université de Lorraine, Metz, France
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- Laboratoire CeRSM (EA 2931), UFR STAPS, Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, Nanterre, France
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- Laboratoire CeRSM (EA 2931), UFR STAPS, Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, Nanterre, France
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