How does isometric exercise affect the haemodynamics of the brain?

GÜNAY E., GÜDÜCÜ Ç., BEDİZ C. Ş.

NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, vol.36, no.1, pp.33-37, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/nsn.2019.10844
  • Journal Name: NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.33-37
  • Keywords: Brain oxygenation, fNIRS, isometric exercise, prefrontal cortex, EXECUTIVE FUNCTION, OXYGENATION, METABOLISM, RESPONSES
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Brain responses during exercise are rarely studied because movement limits imaging techniques. With the development of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), it is assumed that the change in brain oxygenation could be accepted as a change in brain haemodynamics. In terms of exercise studies, aerobic exercise was the main topic. However, isometric exercise significantly increases body wellness, and therefore it began to be a suggested exercise model, especially for the elderly population. Despite these physiologic effects, the haemodynamic effects of isometric exercise in the brain remained unknown. The aim of this study was to show the brain haemodynamic changes during isometric exercises.