The Effect of Free Weight Resistance Training on Cognitive Function Explored Through Eye Tracking: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial
In this study, we investigated the impact of a 10-week free weight resistance training (RT) program on cognitive function in healthy young adults. In this randomized controlled trial, 18 participants were assigned to either an experimental or control group. We assessed cognitive function by using ey...
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| description | In this study, we investigated the impact of a 10-week free weight resistance training (RT) program on cognitive function in healthy young adults. In this randomized controlled trial, 18 participants were assigned to either an experimental or control group. We assessed cognitive function by using eye-tracking (ET) technology during text processing tasks. First-pass reading times (FPRTs) and total reading times (TRTs) were measured. Results revealed a significant three-way interaction between group, moment, and syntactic complexity in FPRTs, demonstrating training effects on cognitive processing. The experimental group showed a distinctive shift in processing patterns: from longer times in low complexity pre-intervention to increased times in high complexity post-intervention, particularly in early processing measures (FPRTs). Complementary analyses of strength improvements showed that increased strength was associated with enhanced attention allocation to complex structures and improved processing efficiency for simpler texts, suggesting RT’s potential to modulate cognitive function. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-29dfa12d2911435da85bf570ba8355942025-01-24T13:22:49ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2025-01-011517710.3390/bs15010077The Effect of Free Weight Resistance Training on Cognitive Function Explored Through Eye Tracking: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical TrialCristián Mateluna-Núñez0Romualdo Ibáñez-Orellana1César Campos-Rojas2Andrea Santana-Covarrubias3Rodrigo Fuentes Figueroa4Ricardo Martínez-Flores5Escuela de Educación Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340025, ChileInstituto de Literatura y Ciencias del Lenguaje, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340025, ChileInstituto de Literatura y Ciencias del Lenguaje, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340025, ChileInstituto de Literatura y Ciencias del Lenguaje, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340025, ChileEscuela de Educación Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340025, ChileIRyS Group, Escuela de Educación Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340025, ChileIn this study, we investigated the impact of a 10-week free weight resistance training (RT) program on cognitive function in healthy young adults. In this randomized controlled trial, 18 participants were assigned to either an experimental or control group. We assessed cognitive function by using eye-tracking (ET) technology during text processing tasks. First-pass reading times (FPRTs) and total reading times (TRTs) were measured. Results revealed a significant three-way interaction between group, moment, and syntactic complexity in FPRTs, demonstrating training effects on cognitive processing. The experimental group showed a distinctive shift in processing patterns: from longer times in low complexity pre-intervention to increased times in high complexity post-intervention, particularly in early processing measures (FPRTs). Complementary analyses of strength improvements showed that increased strength was associated with enhanced attention allocation to complex structures and improved processing efficiency for simpler texts, suggesting RT’s potential to modulate cognitive function.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/1/77cognitionresistance trainingcognitive functioneye trackingtext processingexercise |
| spellingShingle | Cristián Mateluna-Núñez Romualdo Ibáñez-Orellana César Campos-Rojas Andrea Santana-Covarrubias Rodrigo Fuentes Figueroa Ricardo Martínez-Flores The Effect of Free Weight Resistance Training on Cognitive Function Explored Through Eye Tracking: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial Behavioral Sciences cognition resistance training cognitive function eye tracking text processing exercise |
| title | The Effect of Free Weight Resistance Training on Cognitive Function Explored Through Eye Tracking: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial |
| title_full | The Effect of Free Weight Resistance Training on Cognitive Function Explored Through Eye Tracking: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Free Weight Resistance Training on Cognitive Function Explored Through Eye Tracking: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Free Weight Resistance Training on Cognitive Function Explored Through Eye Tracking: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial |
| title_short | The Effect of Free Weight Resistance Training on Cognitive Function Explored Through Eye Tracking: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial |
| title_sort | effect of free weight resistance training on cognitive function explored through eye tracking a randomized double blind clinical trial |
| topic | cognition resistance training cognitive function eye tracking text processing exercise |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/1/77 |
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