Journal article
Acute aerobic exercise impairs aspects of cognitive function at high altitude
Abstract
Hypoxia-mediated cognitive dysfunction can be transiently mitigated by exercise in a laboratory-based setting. Whether this effect holds true in the context of high altitude hypoxia has not been determined. We investigated the effect of acute aerobic exercise on cognitive function (CF) at low (1400m) and high altitude (4240m). Fifteen volunteers (24.1±3.5yrs; 9 females) exercised for 20-min at 40-60% of their heart rate reserve at low and high …
Authors
Walsh JJ; Drouin PJ; King TJ; D'Urzo KA; Tschakovsky ME; Cheung SS; Day TA
Journal
Physiology & Behavior, Vol. 223, ,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.112979
ISSN
0031-9384