PMID- 37447379 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230717 LR - 20230718 IS - 2072-6643 (Electronic) IS - 2072-6643 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 13 DP - 2023 Jul 6 TI - How Attention Changes in Response to Carbohydrate Mouth Rinsing. LID - 10.3390/nu15133053 [doi] LID - 3053 AB - Research investigating the effects of carbohydrate (CHO) mouth rinsing on neurocognitive functions is currently limited and has yielded inconsistent results. In this study, we employed the event-related potential (ERP) electroencephalography technique to investigate the effect of CHO mouth rinsing on electrophysiological correlates of visuospatial attention. Using a double-blind, non-nutritive sweetener (NNS)-controlled, within-subjects design, 53 young adults performed a standard cognitive task (modified Simon task) on two separate days in a fasted state (16 h). Intermittently, mouth rinsing was performed either with a CHO (glucose, 18%, 30 mL) or an NNS solution (aspartame, 0.05%, 30 mL). Results revealed that relative to NNS, electrophysiological correlates of both more bottom-up controlled visuospatial attention (N1(pc)-ERP component) were decreased in response to CHO rinsing. In contrast, compared to NNS, more top-down controlled visuospatial attention (N2(pc)-ERP component) was increased after CHO rinsing. Behavioral performance, however, was not affected by mouth rinsing. Our findings suggest that orosensory signals can impact neurocognitive processes of visuospatial attention in a fasted state. This may suggest a central mechanism underlying the ergogenic effects of carbohydrate mouth rinsing on endurance performance could involve modulations of attentional factors. Methodologically, our study underlines that understanding the effects of carbohydrate mouth rinsing at the central level may require combining neuroscientific methods and manipulations of nutritional states. FAU - Hosang, Thomas J AU - Hosang TJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3573-4966 AD - Experimental Psychology Unit, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, 22043 Hamburg, Germany. AD - Department of Performance Psychology, Institute of Psychology, German Sport University Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany. FAU - Laborde, Sylvain AU - Laborde S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4842-6548 AD - Department of Performance Psychology, Institute of Psychology, German Sport University Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany. FAU - Low, Andreas AU - Low A AD - Experimental Psychology Unit, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, 22043 Hamburg, Germany. FAU - Sprengel, Michael AU - Sprengel M AD - Experimental Psychology Unit, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, 22043 Hamburg, Germany. FAU - Baum, Niels AU - Baum N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2298-0658 AD - Department of Performance Psychology, Institute of Psychology, German Sport University Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany. FAU - Jacobsen, Thomas AU - Jacobsen T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1523-3996 AD - Experimental Psychology Unit, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, 22043 Hamburg, Germany. LA - eng GR - 2017, Call No. 1/German Sport University Cologne/ PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial DEP - 20230706 PL - Switzerland TA - Nutrients JT - Nutrients JID - 101521595 RN - 0 (Mouthwashes) RN - 0 (Dietary Carbohydrates) RN - 0 (Sweetening Agents) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - Young Adult MH - Humans MH - *Mouthwashes/pharmacology MH - *Dietary Carbohydrates/pharmacology MH - Sweetening Agents MH - Attention MH - Glucose PMC - PMC10346677 OTO - NOTNLM OT - (intermittent) fasting OT - carbohydrate mouth rinsing OT - cognition OT - electroencephalography (EEG) OT - event-related potentials (ERP) OT - fasting OT - reward OT - sweet taste hedonics OT - visuospatial attention COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/07/14 13:06 MHDA- 2023/07/17 06:41 PMCR- 2023/07/06 CRDT- 2023/07/14 01:22 PHST- 2023/05/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/06/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/07/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/07/17 06:41 [medline] PHST- 2023/07/14 13:06 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/07/14 01:22 [entrez] PHST- 2023/07/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - nu15133053 [pii] AID - nutrients-15-03053 [pii] AID - 10.3390/nu15133053 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nutrients. 2023 Jul 6;15(13):3053. doi: 10.3390/nu15133053.