Pubblicazioni

Autori:

Villa-Sánchez, Bernardo; Emadi Andani, Mehran; Cesari, Paola; Fiorio, Mirta

Titolo:

The effect of motor and cognitive placebos on the serial reaction time task

Anno:

2021

Tipologia prodotto:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Lingua:

Inglese

Formato:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Nome rivista:

EJN. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

ISSN Rivista:

1460-9568

N° Volume:

53

Numero o Fascicolo:

8

Intervallo pagine:

2655-2668

Parole chiave:

Expectation; Motor learning; Perceived fatigability; Placebo effect; Serial reaction time task

Breve descrizione dei contenuti:

Motor learning is a key component of human motor functions. Repeated practice is essential to gain proficiency over time but may induce fatigue. The aim of this study was to determine whether motor performance and motor learning (as assessed with the serial reaction time task, SRTT) and perceived fatigability (as assessed with subjective scales) are improved after two types of placebo interventions (motor and cognitive). A total of 90 healthy volunteers performed the SRTT with the right hand in three sessions (baseline, training, final). Before the training and the final session, one group underwent a motor-related placebo intervention in which inert electrical stimulation (TENS) was applied over the hand and accompanied by verbal suggestion that it improves movement execution (placebo-TENS). The other group underwent a cognitive-related placebo intervention in which sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) was delivered to the supraorbital area and accompanied by verbal suggestion that it increases attention (placebo-tDCS). A control group performed the same task without receiving treatment. Overall better performance on the SRTT (not ascribed to sequence-specific learning) was noted for the placebo-TENS group, which also reported less perceived fatigability at the physical level. The same was observed in a subgroup tested 24 hours later. The placebo-tDCS group reported less perceived fatigability, both at the mental and physical level. These findings indicate that motor- and cognitive-related placebo effects differently shape motor performance and perceived fatigability on a repeated motor task.

Pagina Web:

https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.15148

Id prodotto:

119473

Handle IRIS:

11562/1036621

ultima modifica:

18 novembre 2022

Citazione bibliografica:

Villa-Sánchez, Bernardo; Emadi Andani, Mehran; Cesari, Paola; Fiorio, Mirta, The effect of motor and cognitive placebos on the serial reaction time task «EJN. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE» , vol. 53 , n. 8 , 2021 , pp. 2655-2668

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