Research Article

Effect of 48 h Fasting on Autonomic Function, Brain Activity, Cognition, and Mood in Amateur Weight Lifters

Table 4

Cognitive performance before and after fasting.

TaskReaction time (ms)Accuracy (%)
BeforeAfterBeforeAfter
FastingFasting

MGT1385.6145094.495.6
(319.6)(305.3)(6.8)(4.6)
MT1565.11529.796.287.8
(413.6)(448.2)(5.6)(27.3)
MST903.7863.293.396.1
(163.4)(165.7)(8.0)(4.9)
MPT2057.21902.494.496.7
(717.9)(378.6)(5.3)(5.0)
TCRTT493.6453.095.897.2
(87.0)(57.0)(3.8)(2.3)
ST2278.61937.591.496.3
(370.5)(325.1)(7.8)(2.6)

Data are presented as mean (standard deviation). , compared with before fasting.
MGT, Matching Grids Task; MT, Manikin Task; MST, Memory Search Task; MPT, Mathematical Processing Task; TCRTT, Two-Choice Reaction Time Task; ST, Switching Task.