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Title: Effects of an n-back task on indicators of perceived cognitive fatigue and fatigability in healthy adults
Authors: Argüero Fonseca, Aimée
Martínez Soto, Joel
Barrios Payán, Fernando A.
Villaseñor Cabrera, Teresita de Jesús
Reyes Huerta, Hugo E.
González Santos, Leopoldo
Aguirre Ojeda, Diana P.
Pérez Pimienta, Diana
Reynoso González, Oscar U
Marchioro, Davide M.
Keywords: cognitive fatigue
fatigability
resting-state heart rate
eye-blinks
flickering
n-back test
cognitive restoration
Issue Date: Dec-2023
Publisher: Official Journal of the Society of Medicine and Natural Sciences of Parma
Citation: Argüero-Fonseca A, Martínez-Soto J, Barrios FA, Villaseñor Cabrera TJ, Reyes-HuertaHE, González-Santos L, Aguirre-Ojeda DP, Pérez Pimienta D, Reynoso González OU, Marchioro DM. (2023). Effects of an n-back task on indicators of perceived cognitive fatigue and fatigability in healthy adults. Acta Biomed 2023; Vol. 94, N. 6: e2022294. DOI: 10.23750/abm.v94i1.15649
Series/Report no.: Acta Biomededica;Vol. 94, N. 6: e2022294
Abstract: Fatigue is a multidimensional concept with diverse physical and mental determinants. The aims of the present study are: to know the efficacy of a high attentional demand test to induce acute cognitive fatigue (ACF) and to document its effects on perceived cognitive fatigue (PCF - subjective symptoms) and fatigability (F- resting heart rate and eye blinks). A quasi-experimental repeated measures design with two non-equivalent groups was used (experimental G1, n= 16, age M = 33.50 years, SD = 6.94; control G2 n= 13; age M = 38.77, SD = 5.90). Participants were exposed to a cognitive deficit induction test (n-back test, G1) or exposure to a content-neutral video (SML, G2). ACF indices were assessed using a reverse digit retention test. The findings suggest a decline in cognitive performance post-experimental manipulation comparable to the neutral group, evidenced by a lower number of hits and longer response time for a digit retention test, suggesting the effectiveness of the n-back test as a method to induce acute cognitive fatigue. The post-performance effects of the n-back task were associated with statistically significant changes in all PCF assessments. These changes turned out to be non-significant for physiological aspects of fatigability. Implications for the operational feasibility of employing PCF measurements in the short-term assessment of acute mental fatigue are discussed.
Description: Artículo
URI: http://repositorio.cualtos.udg.mx:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1628
ISSN: 0392-4203
2531-6745
DOI: 10.23750/abm.v94i1.15649
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