Effects of Acute Moderate Intensity Exercise on the EEGFrontal Alpha Asymmetry

Abstract

Exercise can improve physical and psychological states efficiently. Previous studies have shown that the frontal alpha asymmetry can be used to express emotional states, while relative activity in the larger left frontal can predict positive effects. In this study, our purpose is to observe the effects of pedalling exercise (PE) on the frontal alpha asymmetry during negative stimulation. The electroence phalograph (EEG)signals obtained are processed by matlab to obtain the frontal asymmetry value. By observing and comparing the frontal alpha asymmetry between two groups, we can find that the frontal alpha asymmetry of the sports group increased significantly, while the control group have no significantly change. The study shows that the acute moderate intensity PE can improve the resistance to negative stimuli and increase positive emotions.