Mimicking exercise: What matters most and where to next?

Abstract The past decade has witnessed growing scientific and commercial interest in the identification of bioactive oral compounds that mimic or potentiate the effects of exercise, so‐called “exercise pills” or “exercise mimetics.” These compounds have, to date, typically targeted skeletal muscle in an attempt to stimulate some of the adapations to exercise induced by endurance training. Accordingly, they fail to impart many of the broad health protecting effects of exercise which are seen in tissues...

The Journal of Physiology

Wed Nov 20, 2019 15:03

Interest in inducements: A psychophysiological study on sports betting advertising

Publication date: Available online 21 November 2019Source: International Journal of PsychophysiologyAuthor(s): Lisa Lole, Alex Russell, En Li, Hannah Thorne, Nancy Greer, Nerilee HingAbstractRecent research has shown an association between the viewing of wagering advertising, which often presents inducements to gamble, and maladaptive sports-betting behaviours; however, the mechanisms underlying the development of the intention to gamble remains relatively understudied. Eye-tracking and tonic electrodermal...

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Thu Nov 21, 2019 16:41

Funny kittens: Positive mood induced via short video-clips affects error processing but not conflict control

Publication date: Available online 21 November 2019Source: International Journal of PsychophysiologyAuthor(s): R. Nigbur, M. UllspergerAbstractThe interplay of performance monitoring functions and affective variables labeled as moods or emotions has been investigated within different theoretical frameworks including conflict adaptation and reinforcement learning. However, results regarding the electrophysiological underpinnings of performance monitoring such as the error-related negativity (ERN),...

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Thu Nov 21, 2019 16:41

Temporal dynamics of conditioned skin conductance and pupillary responses during fear acquisition and extinction

Publication date: Available online 21 November 2019Source: International Journal of PsychophysiologyAuthor(s): Valerie L. Jentsch, Oliver T. Wolf, Christian J. MerzAbstractFear acquisition manifests in the development of conditioned fear responses (CRs), whereas a decrement in CRs as a consequence of unconditioned stimulus (UCS) omission is referred to as extinction learning. Time windows for CR scoring in physiological readouts are subject to discussion, especially regarding the subdivision of skin...

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Thu Nov 21, 2019 16:41