Effects of a 15-days complete fast on dual cognitive control functioning—Evidence from an ERPs
10.16289/j.cnki.1002-0837.2024.04002
- VernacularTitle:15天完全禁食对双重认知控制功能的影响——来自ERP的证据
- Author:
Chao WANG
1
,
2
;
Haibo QIN
;
Ziqing CAO
;
Liping TIAN
;
Yuan JIANG
;
Zhongquan DAI
;
Lizhong CHI
;
Bin WU
Author Information
1. 北京体育大学心理学院,北京 100084
2. 中国航天员科研训练中心航天医学全国重点实验室,北京 100094
- Keywords:
complete fasting;
proactive control;
reactive control;
cognitive control;
ERPs
- From:Space Medicine & Medical Engineering
2024;35(4):209-215,221
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective In the future,during the landing and exploration of near-Earth planets(e.g.,Mars,Jupiter,etc.),astronauts may take the initiative to start fasting to reduce the amount of load;and it is even more likely that astronauts will take the initiative to fast in the process of manned deep-space exploration in the future,or they may enter a dormant low-metabolism state to save the amount of load to enable the spaceship to fly for a longer period,and to locate in a deeper and farther position.The ability of an individual to maintain cognitive ability and respond appropriately over a period in a long-term fasting state is important for survival.Therefore,the present study focused on investigating the effects of 15 days of complete fasting on dual cognitive control function and its neural mechanisms.Methods Twenty-four healthy volunteers were recruited to participate in the fasting experiment.Behavioral and electroencephalographic data from the AX-CPT Task were collected with event-related potentials(ERP)to assess the effects of 15 days of complete fasting on dual cognitive control in 16 volunteers.Results(1)Behavioral outcomes had significant main effects on response time[F(1,15)=99.41,P?0.001,η2p=0.87]and error rate[F(1,15)=7.75,P=0.014,η2p=0.34],and BX trials were significantly lower than AY trials for both response time and error rate.(2)EEG results were significant for a cue type main effect on P3b[F(1,15)=16.43,P=0.001,η2p=0.52],with cue B inducing a more positive wave amplitude than cue A,and a cue type main effect on CNV[F(1,15)=10.72,P=0.005,η2p=0.42],with cue A evoking a more negative amplitude than cue B,and a significant main effect of trial type on N2[F(1,15)=6.90,P=0.019,η2p=0.32],with BX trials inducing more negative wave amplitudes than AY trials.All these results suggest that volunteers tend to use proactive control processing.Conclusion The 15-days complete fasting experiment did not significantly affect the dual cognitive control function of the volunteers,suggesting that the volunteers also had sufficient cognitive resources to perform cognitive control during the 15-days complete fasting state.This helps to understand further the relationship between long-term fasting and the processing mode of dual cognitive control and provides theoretical support and reference basis for the survival and work of astronauts actively fasting during the future near-Earth planet landing or even deep space exploration.