Embodied awareness exercises incorporating Interoceptive Attentiveness (IA) have been shown to provide cognitive, affective, and motor benefits, and these effects have been associated with activation of the prefrontal cortex (PFC). However, it has yet to be determined whether, in order to empower the PFC neural substrate, these interoceptive exercises should be performed at rest or during a specific cognitive task. This study explored the effects of an IA condition combined with a simple breath, motor, and cognitive synchronization task on PFC hemodynamics. During the explicit IA and control conditions, healthy participants conducted breath, motor, and cognitive synchronization tasks, while oxygenated (O2Hb) hemoglobin concentration was measured using functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). Greater levels of O2Hb were found in the PFC during the explicit IA compared to the control condition. This effect was especially found in the cognitive task compared to the simple breath and motor synchronization tasks. This research has implications for rehabilitation professionals who use therapeutic treatments (speech therapy and physiotherapy), as it suggests that combining IA with a cognitive synchronization task (e.g., a simultaneous vocal exercise) can boost PFC responsiveness.

Angioletti, L., Interoceptive Attentiveness induces significantly more PFC activation during synchronized tasks as revealed by functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), Abstract de <<30º Congresso dell’Associazione Italiana di Psicologia>>, (Padova, 27-30 September 2022 ), Padova University Press, Padova 2022: 1741-1741 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/227970]

Interoceptive Attentiveness induces significantly more PFC activation during synchronized tasks as revealed by functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)

Angioletti, Laura
2022

Abstract

Embodied awareness exercises incorporating Interoceptive Attentiveness (IA) have been shown to provide cognitive, affective, and motor benefits, and these effects have been associated with activation of the prefrontal cortex (PFC). However, it has yet to be determined whether, in order to empower the PFC neural substrate, these interoceptive exercises should be performed at rest or during a specific cognitive task. This study explored the effects of an IA condition combined with a simple breath, motor, and cognitive synchronization task on PFC hemodynamics. During the explicit IA and control conditions, healthy participants conducted breath, motor, and cognitive synchronization tasks, while oxygenated (O2Hb) hemoglobin concentration was measured using functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). Greater levels of O2Hb were found in the PFC during the explicit IA compared to the control condition. This effect was especially found in the cognitive task compared to the simple breath and motor synchronization tasks. This research has implications for rehabilitation professionals who use therapeutic treatments (speech therapy and physiotherapy), as it suggests that combining IA with a cognitive synchronization task (e.g., a simultaneous vocal exercise) can boost PFC responsiveness.
2022
Inglese
Book of Abstract. 30º Congresso dell’Associazione Italiana di Psicologia
30º Congresso dell’Associazione Italiana di Psicologia
Padova
27-set-2022
30-set-2022
978-88-6938-316-8
Padova University Press
Angioletti, L., Interoceptive Attentiveness induces significantly more PFC activation during synchronized tasks as revealed by functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), Abstract de <<30º Congresso dell’Associazione Italiana di Psicologia>>, (Padova, 27-30 September 2022 ), Padova University Press, Padova 2022: 1741-1741 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/227970]
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