The effects of exercise on decision-making performance have been studied using a wide variety of cognitive tasks and exercise interventions. Although the current literature supports a beneficial influence of acute exe...The effects of exercise on decision-making performance have been studied using a wide variety of cognitive tasks and exercise interventions. Although the current literature supports a beneficial influence of acute exercise on cognitive performance, the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon have not yet been elucidated. We review studies that used single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation （TMS） to probe the excitability of motor structures during whole-body exercise and present a framework to account for the facilitating effects of acute exercise on motor processes. Recent results suggest that, even in the absence of fatigue, the increase in corticospinal excitability classically reported during submaximal and exhausting exercises may be accompanied by a reduction in intracortical inhibition. We propose that reduced intracortical inhibition elicits an adaptive central mechanism that counteracts the progressive reduction in muscle responsiveness caused by peripheral fatigue. Such a reduction would render the motor cortex more sensitive to upstream influences, thus causing increased corticospinal excitability. Furthermore, reduction of intracortical inhibition may account for the more efficient descending drive and for the improvement of reaction time performance during exercise. The adaptive modulation in intracortical inhibition could be implemented through a general increase in reticular activation that would further account for enhanced sensory sensitivity.展开更多
Objective To study direct cortical electrical stimulation technique for the recording of motor evoked potentials under general anesthesia in central sulcus lesions. Methods The largest N20-P25 response was recorded fr...Objective To study direct cortical electrical stimulation technique for the recording of motor evoked potentials under general anesthesia in central sulcus lesions. Methods The largest N20-P25 response was recorded from postcentral gyrus by intraoperative monitoring of cortical motor evoked potentials in 10 patients with intracranial lesions near or in the central area. The muscles of upper extremity in all patients were activated by delivering stimulus to cortical areas continuously. Moving the cortical electrodes forward, the largest P20-N25 response, SEP phase reversal,was obtained as a motor center stimulus. In this site of cortex, a short train stimulation elicited reproducible muscle action potentials that could be observed from the oscilloscope without averaging.Results MEPs can be recorded, pre-and post-operatively, without motor deficits of upper limbs in all patients.Conclusion This technique seems to be preferable for intraoperative localization of motor evoked potentials in central sulcus lesions under total intravenous anesthesia.展开更多
Peformance enhancing drugs are widely used today in different sport fields, and therefore the successful anti-doping activity should be based not only on regular doping controls, but also it should show the real alter...Peformance enhancing drugs are widely used today in different sport fields, and therefore the successful anti-doping activity should be based not only on regular doping controls, but also it should show the real alternative： how to replace the forbidden doping substances with legal and effective supplements. The paper deals with application proposition of protein concentrates, free AA （amino acids）, HMB （hydroxy-methyle-butyrate）, creatine and camitine. If the athlete is involved in strength and power sport （e.g. throwing events in track and field, olympic weightlifting etc.）, the explosive and maximum strength is of primary importance. For strength athletes, these mentioned substances are those legal preparates, supplements, which can help effectively in performance improvement of sport results. The main reason is that using protein concentrates, AAs, HMB, creatine and camitine, the anabolic （and anticatabolic） effect will enhance the protein biosynthesis of the organism, improve the aerob and anaerob capacity of the athletes, activate and stimulate the own hormonal system. And the final result is creating higher loadability because of the faster recovery, and higher performance level on the competition. Of course, the athletes--as a minimum requirement--need an adequate nutrition （good balanced nourishment）, as well, with appropriate application and supplementation of all vitamins and essential minerals.展开更多
The control effect of recycled noise,generated by the superposition of a primary Gaussian noise source and a secondary source with a constant delay,has been studied in an excitable FitzHugh-Nagumo system.We mainly foc...The control effect of recycled noise,generated by the superposition of a primary Gaussian noise source and a secondary source with a constant delay,has been studied in an excitable FitzHugh-Nagumo system.We mainly focus on the performance of noise-induced spike and coherence resonance in a parameter region sub-threshold to supercritical Hopf bifurcation.For fixed noise intensity,simulations show that the coherence(quantitatively measured by R,which is defined as the mean value of the spike interval time T normalized to its mean square root) and the emission velocity of the noise-induced spikes exhibit damped oscillations with the variation of delay time,demonstrating a new kind of multi-resonance phenomenon.Furthermore,the optimal delay times for resonance and the fast emission velocity are related to the inherent frequency of the system.It seems that there are some synchronization effects between the dynamic character of the system and the delay time of recycled noise.Our results give clear information about how one can control the coherence and emission velocity of the noise-induced spike in a rather effective way,by deliberately adjusting the delay time and the fraction of the secondary noise.展开更多
In recent years, the transportation system has been faced by increasing challenge in congestion and inefficiency, and research in traffic network has become a significant area of interest. In this paper, we introduce ...In recent years, the transportation system has been faced by increasing challenge in congestion and inefficiency, and research in traffic network has become a significant area of interest. In this paper, we introduce a dynamic-information-based （DIB） queueing strategy into network traffic model under the efficient routing strategy. DIB makes a packet with higher priority to be delivered if there are less packets travelling along its path from the current node to the destination. It is found that, compared with the traditional first-in-first-out （FIFO） queueing strategy, DIB can effectively bMance the traffic load of the system via delaying packets to be delivered to congested nodes. Although the network capacity has no obvious changes, some other indexes which reflect transportation efficiency are efficiently improved in the congestion state. Besides, extensive simulation results and discussions are provided to explain the phenomena. The results may provide novel insights for research on traffic systems.展开更多
文摘The effects of exercise on decision-making performance have been studied using a wide variety of cognitive tasks and exercise interventions. Although the current literature supports a beneficial influence of acute exercise on cognitive performance, the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon have not yet been elucidated. We review studies that used single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation （TMS） to probe the excitability of motor structures during whole-body exercise and present a framework to account for the facilitating effects of acute exercise on motor processes. Recent results suggest that, even in the absence of fatigue, the increase in corticospinal excitability classically reported during submaximal and exhausting exercises may be accompanied by a reduction in intracortical inhibition. We propose that reduced intracortical inhibition elicits an adaptive central mechanism that counteracts the progressive reduction in muscle responsiveness caused by peripheral fatigue. Such a reduction would render the motor cortex more sensitive to upstream influences, thus causing increased corticospinal excitability. Furthermore, reduction of intracortical inhibition may account for the more efficient descending drive and for the improvement of reaction time performance during exercise. The adaptive modulation in intracortical inhibition could be implemented through a general increase in reticular activation that would further account for enhanced sensory sensitivity.
基金Science and Technology Committee of Shanghai, China (024119019).
文摘Objective To study direct cortical electrical stimulation technique for the recording of motor evoked potentials under general anesthesia in central sulcus lesions. Methods The largest N20-P25 response was recorded from postcentral gyrus by intraoperative monitoring of cortical motor evoked potentials in 10 patients with intracranial lesions near or in the central area. The muscles of upper extremity in all patients were activated by delivering stimulus to cortical areas continuously. Moving the cortical electrodes forward, the largest P20-N25 response, SEP phase reversal,was obtained as a motor center stimulus. In this site of cortex, a short train stimulation elicited reproducible muscle action potentials that could be observed from the oscilloscope without averaging.Results MEPs can be recorded, pre-and post-operatively, without motor deficits of upper limbs in all patients.Conclusion This technique seems to be preferable for intraoperative localization of motor evoked potentials in central sulcus lesions under total intravenous anesthesia.
文摘Peformance enhancing drugs are widely used today in different sport fields, and therefore the successful anti-doping activity should be based not only on regular doping controls, but also it should show the real alternative： how to replace the forbidden doping substances with legal and effective supplements. The paper deals with application proposition of protein concentrates, free AA （amino acids）, HMB （hydroxy-methyle-butyrate）, creatine and camitine. If the athlete is involved in strength and power sport （e.g. throwing events in track and field, olympic weightlifting etc.）, the explosive and maximum strength is of primary importance. For strength athletes, these mentioned substances are those legal preparates, supplements, which can help effectively in performance improvement of sport results. The main reason is that using protein concentrates, AAs, HMB, creatine and camitine, the anabolic （and anticatabolic） effect will enhance the protein biosynthesis of the organism, improve the aerob and anaerob capacity of the athletes, activate and stimulate the own hormonal system. And the final result is creating higher loadability because of the faster recovery, and higher performance level on the competition. Of course, the athletes--as a minimum requirement--need an adequate nutrition （good balanced nourishment）, as well, with appropriate application and supplementation of all vitamins and essential minerals.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21073232)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2010QNA16)the Research Fund of China University of Mining and Technology
文摘The control effect of recycled noise,generated by the superposition of a primary Gaussian noise source and a secondary source with a constant delay,has been studied in an excitable FitzHugh-Nagumo system.We mainly focus on the performance of noise-induced spike and coherence resonance in a parameter region sub-threshold to supercritical Hopf bifurcation.For fixed noise intensity,simulations show that the coherence(quantitatively measured by R,which is defined as the mean value of the spike interval time T normalized to its mean square root) and the emission velocity of the noise-induced spikes exhibit damped oscillations with the variation of delay time,demonstrating a new kind of multi-resonance phenomenon.Furthermore,the optimal delay times for resonance and the fast emission velocity are related to the inherent frequency of the system.It seems that there are some synchronization effects between the dynamic character of the system and the delay time of recycled noise.Our results give clear information about how one can control the coherence and emission velocity of the noise-induced spike in a rather effective way,by deliberately adjusting the delay time and the fraction of the secondary noise.
基金Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China under Grant No.2011AA110101the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.61201314China Scholarship Council
文摘In recent years, the transportation system has been faced by increasing challenge in congestion and inefficiency, and research in traffic network has become a significant area of interest. In this paper, we introduce a dynamic-information-based （DIB） queueing strategy into network traffic model under the efficient routing strategy. DIB makes a packet with higher priority to be delivered if there are less packets travelling along its path from the current node to the destination. It is found that, compared with the traditional first-in-first-out （FIFO） queueing strategy, DIB can effectively bMance the traffic load of the system via delaying packets to be delivered to congested nodes. Although the network capacity has no obvious changes, some other indexes which reflect transportation efficiency are efficiently improved in the congestion state. Besides, extensive simulation results and discussions are provided to explain the phenomena. The results may provide novel insights for research on traffic systems.
