Time estimation performance before, during, and following physical activity.
An experiment is reported which evaluated performance on a 10-sec unfilled time interval estimation task before, during, and after physical work on a cycle ergometer at relative intensities of 30 and 60% VO2max. Results from eleven healthy male subjects revealed a significant increase in time estimation variability and a decrease in the mean estimated time intervals during exercise compared to non-exercise phases. These findings are part of a growing body of evidence which indicates that exercise and its severity has a substantive impact on perceptual and cognitive performance, particularly the ability to synchronize and anticipate the timing of events.
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D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011930:Reaction Time; D012016:Reference Values; D013998:Time Perception / Q000502:physiology*