Aerobic Exercise Effects on Ocular Dominance Plasticity with a Phase Combination Task in Human Adults

Figure 2

Illustration of the protocol for assessing the effect of moderate exercise on ocular dominance plasticity as a result of short-term monocular deprivation. Subjects () are monocularly patched while cycling (10 min cycling, 10 min rest) and watching a movie for 2 hours (a). The exercise was intended to raise the heat rate by around 60% of its estimated maximum age-related heart rate (b). The change in ocular dominance as a result of the monocular deprivation is compared for the baseline (resting condition: black lines and open circles) and the exercise condition (blue lines and open squares) (c). The computed areal change (degrees × minutes) is compared for each subject at rest and after exercise; the open square symbol is the group mean ± SD (d).

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