The influence of social evaluation on cerebral cortical activity and motor performance: A study of “Real-Life” competition

Hatfield, Bradley D.; Costanzo, Michelle E.; Goodman, Ronald N.; Lo, Li-Chuan; Oh, Hyuk; Rietschel, Jeremy C.; Saffer, Mark; Bradberry, Trent J.; Contreras-Vidal, José L.; Haufler, Amy J.

doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2013.08.002

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“…Social-evaluative threat is inherent in competitions as participants are compared along a common dimension that is often relevant for self-esteem. Indeed, increases in the stress hormone cortisol as well as in markers of sympathetic nervous system activity like blood pressure, heart rate, and alpha-amylase have been observed in reaction to sports competitions (e.g., Rohleder et al 2007; Kivlighan and Granger 2006;Cooke et al 2011), during video game playing (Harrison et al 2001;Kivikangas et al 2014;Veldhuijzen Van Zanten et al 2002), and in response to motoric and cognitive tasks which were carried out in a competitive manner (Wittchen et al 2013;Turner et al 2012;Hatfield et al 2013). …”

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How stressful are economic competitions in the lab? An investigation with physiological measures

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Journal of Economic Psychology

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How stressful are economic competitions in the lab? An investigation with physiological measures

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“…According to EEG studies that have investigated CNS responding during motor tasks under pressure, ERP P3 amplitudes at the Cz and Pz sites were reduced under pressure during performance of a dual-task involving quickly responding to visual cues during simulated driving [2]. In addition, increased alpha frequency band coherences between Fz and other cortical regions were observed during a golf-putting task [4] and a pistol shooting task under pressure [5]. These results also support the possibility that inter-cortical neural communications related to motor planning, affect, attention, and perception serve to modulate commands within the primary motor area or from other downstream sub-cortical regions such as the basal ganglia and the brain stem.…”

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“…Neurophysiological mechanisms underlying these phenomena are of great concern to athletes, coaches, and scientists across several fields. In line with this, researchers have recently conducted several motor control studies, including investigations of cortical activity using electroencephalogram (EEG) techniques [2][3][4][5]. These studies found increased alpha or beta band coherence between Fz and other cortical regions during motor skill performance under pressure [3][4][5], indicating that pressure facilitates inter-cortical communication between the motor planning region and other sites.…”

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“…In line with this, researchers have recently conducted several motor control studies, including investigations of cortical activity using electroencephalogram (EEG) techniques [2][3][4][5]. These studies found increased alpha or beta band coherence between Fz and other cortical regions during motor skill performance under pressure [3][4][5], indicating that pressure facilitates inter-cortical communication between the motor planning region and other sites. Additionally, decreased event-related potential (ERP) P3 amplitude was found when performing a dual task that involved responding to visual cues during a simulated driving task [2], suggesting a reduction in processing efficiency when performing motor skills under pressure.…”

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Increased Corticospinal Excitability and Muscular Activity in a Lower Limb Reaction Task under Psychological Pressure

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2017

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Abstract:The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of psychological pressure on corticospinal excitability, the spinal reflex, lower limb muscular activity, and reaction times during a task involving dominant leg movements. Ten healthy participants performed a simple reaction time task by raising the heel of their dominant foot from a switch. After 20 practice trials, participants performed 20 non-pressure and 20 pressure trials in a counterbalanced order. Stress responses were successfully induced, as indexed by significant increases in state anxiety, mental effort, and heart rates under pressure. Significant increases in motor evoked potential (MEP) amplitude of the tibialis anterior muscle (TA) occurred under pressure. In terms of task-related EMG amplitude, the co-contraction rate between the soleus (SOL) and TA muscles significantly increased along with SOL and TA EMG amplitudes under pressure. Hoffmann reflexes for SOL and reaction times did not change under pressure. These results indicate that corticospinal excitability and leg muscle-related EMG activity increase homogeneously during lower limb movements that are performed under psychological pressure.

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“…Neurophysiological mechanisms underlying these phenomena are of great concern to athletes, coaches, and scientists across several fields. In line with this, researchers have recently conducted several motor control studies, including investigations of cortical activity using electroencephalogram (EEG) techniques [2][3][4][5]. These studies found increased alpha or beta band coherence between mid-frontal (Fz) and other cortical regions during motor skill performance under pressure [3][4][5], indicating that pressure facilitates inter-cortical communication between the motor planning region and other sites.…”

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Increased Corticospinal Excitability and Muscular Activity in a Lower Limb Reaction Task under Psychological Pressure

Tanaka

Shimo

2017

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Abstract:The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of psychological pressure on corticospinal excitability, the spinal reflex, lower limb muscular activity, and reaction times during a task involving dominant leg movements. Ten healthy participants performed a simple reaction time task by raising the heel of their dominant foot from a switch. After 20 practice trials, participants performed 20 non-pressure and 20 pressure trials in a counterbalanced order. A combination of pressure manipulations, including reward and penalty by monetary incentives, was used in the pressure trials. Stress responses were successfully induced, as indexed by significant increases in state anxiety, mental effort, and heart rates under pressure. Significant increases in motor evoked potential (MEP) amplitude of the tibialis anterior muscle (TA) occurred under pressure. In terms of task-related electromyography (EMG) amplitude, the co-contraction rate between the soleus (SOL) and TA muscles significantly increased along with SOL and TA EMG amplitudes under pressure. Hoffmann reflexes for SOL and reaction times did not change under pressure. These results indicate that corticospinal excitability and leg muscle-related EMG activity increase homogeneously during lower limb movements that are performed under psychological pressure.

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The influence of social evaluation on cerebral cortical activity and motor performance: A study of “Real-Life” competition

Cited by 36 publications

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How stressful are economic competitions in the lab? An investigation with physiological measures

How stressful are economic competitions in the lab? An investigation with physiological measures

Increased Corticospinal Excitability and Muscular Activity in a Lower Limb Reaction Task under Psychological Pressure

Increased Corticospinal Excitability and Muscular Activity in a Lower Limb Reaction Task under Psychological Pressure

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