summary: A new study has found that combining aerobic exercise with groove rhythm (GR) music significantly improves the brain's executive functions.
The study, conducted on 48 healthy participants aged 18 to 26, found that GR exercise not only increased enjoyment but also activated the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) more than standard exercise. It became clear that it would be done. Participants who felt that their bodies were in resonance with GR experienced an increased sense of arousal and improved alertness, concentration, and judgment.
This finding is particularly relevant in Japan, where less than 30% of the population exercises regularly, and it is possible that GR-enhanced exercise could provide a more enjoyable and cognitively beneficial approach to fitness. It suggests that there is a gender.
Important facts:
- Exercising to rhythmic music strengthens the executive functions of the prefrontal cortex.
- Participants reported increased excitement during GR exercises and their bodies resonated with the rhythm.
- This study suggests that GR-based exercise is a potential tool to improve brain function and make exercise more enjoyable.
sauce: University of Tsukuba
Listening to rhythmic music, especially music with a pronounced groove, increases your excitement and makes you instinctively move your body to the rhythm. This natural tendency to move with the music is called the groove.
In particular, aerobic exercise, even at low intensity levels, stimulates the brain's dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), thereby improving executive functions such as attention, concentration, and judgment.
Building on previous research, it was discovered that people with a high affinity for groove rhythms (GR) improved their prefrontal cortex executive functions just by listening to GR.
As a result, the research team investigated the potential synergistic effects of combining GR and exercise to amplify the enjoyment and cognitive benefits of physical activity.
In this study, 48 healthy participants between the ages of 18 and 26 engaged in 3 minutes of very light intensity aerobic exercise set at GR. As a result, participants who reported that their bodies were “in tune with the rhythm” during exercise, coupled with a subjective feeling of “heightened excitement,” experienced lower prefrontal It was revealed that cortical executive function was enhanced and activation of the left DLPFC was increased. High intensity exercise. These results were reasonable considering that music tastes vary from person to person.
In Japan, where less than 30% of the population maintains a regular exercise habit, developing a comprehensive exercise program is important. Based on the results of this study, investigating the effects of groove rhythm-based exercise may introduce “enrichment exercise” as a fun, motivating, and efficient approach to boosting brain function. It is expected.
Funding:
This research was partially supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). [16H06405 (HS), 18H04081 (HS), and 18J10631 (TF)]; Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) grant [JPMJMI19D5 (HS)]; Meiji Yasuda Life Health and Welfare Foundation Grant (TF) and a grant from the Advanced Research Center for Human High Performance (ARIHHP) at the University of Tsukuba.
About this music, exercise, and neuroscience research news
author: Kimio Kamoshita
sauce: University of Tsukuba
contact: Kimio Kamoshita – University of Tsukuba
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Original research: Open access.
“Groove rhythm enhances the effects of exercise on prefrontal cortex function in people who enjoy groove.Written by Hideaki Seiya et al. neuroscience
abstract
Groove rhythm enhances the effects of exercise on prefrontal cortex function in people who enjoy groove.
highlight
- The effects of Groove Rhythm exercises (GREX) vary from person to person.
- GREX enhanced executive function and PFC activity in participants accustomed to GrooveEx.
- Psychological responses predicted the effects of GREX on PFC activity and executive function.
- The synchronic feel of the audio motor and the excitement about GREX were key factors.
abstract
Positive emotional responses modulate the effects of aerobic exercise on prefrontal executive function (EF). Groove rhythm (GR), which evokes the desire to move your body to music, can help induce positive emotional responses during exercise.
Listening to GR for 3 minutes activated the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (l-DLPFC) and enhanced EF in participants who had a high psychological response to GR.
This finding prompted us to test the hypothesis that the combination of GR and exercise (GREX) induces a positive psychological response that enhances PFC function through the synchronization of body movements and musical beats. To 41 participants he gave two experimental conditions: 3 minutes of very high light intensity (30% V̇O);2 peaks) Exercises combined with GR and exercises combined with white noise metronome (WMEX).
Before and after exercise, participants performed a Stroop task and l-DLPFC activity was monitored with functional near-infrared spectroscopy. GREX enhanced her EF and l-DLPFC activity in participants who experienced greater subjective sensations of auditory-motor synchrony and increased arousal with GREX. These psychological responses were predictive of the effects of her GREX on l-DLPFC activity and EF.
These findings, together with previous results, support the hypothesis that GR can enhance the cognitive benefits of exercise via l-DLPFC activity only for those who enjoy a sense of groove, and that subjective auditory perception We suggest that motor entrainment is an important mechanism for this facilitative effect.
