PMID- 32751162 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200928 IS - 2076-3425 (Print) IS - 2076-3425 (Electronic) IS - 2076-3425 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 8 DP - 2020 Jul 29 TI - Carbohydrate Mouth Rinse Mitigates Mental Fatigue Effects on Maximal Incremental Test Performance, but Not in Cortical Alterations. LID - 10.3390/brainsci10080493 [doi] LID - 493 AB - Detrimental mental fatigue effects on exercise performance have been documented in constant workload and time trial exercises, but effects on a maximal incremental test (MIT) remain poorly investigated. Mental fatigue-reduced exercise performance is related to an increased effort sensation, likely due to a reduced prefrontal cortex (PFC) activation and inhibited spontaneous behavior. Interestingly, only a few studies verified if centrally active compounds may mitigate such effects. For example, carbohydrate (CHO) mouth rinse potentiates exercise performance and reduces effort sensation, likely through its effects on PFC activation. However, it is unknown if this centrally mediated effect of CHO mouth rinse may mitigate mental fatigue-reduced exercise performance. After a proof-of-principle study, showing a mental fatigue-reduced MIT performance, we observed that CHO mouth rinse mitigated MIT performance reductions in mentally fatigued cyclists, regardless of PFC alterations. When compared to placebo, mentally fatigued cyclists improved MIT performance by 2.24-2.33% when rinsing their mouth with CHO during MIT. However, PFC and motor cortex activation during MIT in both CHO and placebo mouth rinses were greater than in mental fatigue. Results showed that CHO mouth rinse mitigated the mental fatigue-reduced MIT performance, but challenged the role of CHO mouth rinse on PFC and motor cortex activation. FAU - Brietzke, Cayque AU - Brietzke C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7557-3140 AD - Exercise Psychophysiology Research Group, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-060, Brazil. AD - Human Movement Science and Rehabilitation Program, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Sena Madureira 1500, Brazil. FAU - Franco-Alvarenga, Paulo Estevao AU - Franco-Alvarenga PE AD - Exercise Psychophysiology Research Group, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-060, Brazil. AD - Human Movement Science and Rehabilitation Program, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Sena Madureira 1500, Brazil. FAU - Canestri, Raul AU - Canestri R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5872-471X AD - Exercise Psychophysiology Research Group, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-060, Brazil. FAU - Goethel, Marcio Fagundes AU - Goethel MF AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4382-0159 AD - Exercise Psychophysiology Research Group, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-060, Brazil. AD - Porto Biomechanics Laboratory (LABIOMEP), University of Porto, 4000 Porto, Portugal. FAU - Vinicius, Italo AU - Vinicius I AD - Exercise Psychophysiology Research Group, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-060, Brazil. FAU - Painelli, Vitor de Salles AU - Painelli VS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5828-9669 AD - Exercise Psychophysiology Research Group, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-060, Brazil. AD - Strength Training Study and Research Group, Institute of Health Sciences, Paulista University, Sao Paulo 05347-020, Brazil. FAU - Santos, Tony Meireles AU - Santos TM AD - Physical Education Program, Research Center for Performance and Health, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife 52071-030, Brazil. FAU - Hettinga, Florentina Johanna AU - Hettinga FJ AD - Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle NE1 8ST, UK. FAU - Pires, Flavio Oliveira AU - Pires FO AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4538-1751 AD - Exercise Psychophysiology Research Group, School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-060, Brazil. AD - Human Movement Science and Rehabilitation Program, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Avenida Sena Madureira 1500, Brazil. LA - eng GR - #2016/16496-3/Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo/ GR - #307072/2016-9/Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico/ GR - 001/Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200729 PL - Switzerland TA - Brain Sci JT - Brain sciences JID - 101598646 PMC - PMC7465505 OTO - NOTNLM OT - brain regulation OT - cognitive performance OT - physical performance OT - supplementation COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2020/08/06 06:00 MHDA- 2020/08/06 06:01 PMCR- 2020/08/01 CRDT- 2020/08/06 06:00 PHST- 2020/06/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/07/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/07/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/08/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/08/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/08/06 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - brainsci10080493 [pii] AID - brainsci-10-00493 [pii] AID - 10.3390/brainsci10080493 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Brain Sci. 2020 Jul 29;10(8):493. doi: 10.3390/brainsci10080493.