The effects of mental fatigue on physical performance: a systematic review

J Van Cutsem, S Marcora, K De Pauw, S Bailey… - Sports medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background Mental fatigue is a psychobiological state caused by prolonged periods of
demanding cognitive activity. It has recently been suggested that mental fatigue can affect …

Neural plasticity during motor learning with motor imagery practice: Review and perspectives

C Ruffino, C Papaxanthis, F Lebon - Neuroscience, 2017 - Elsevier
In the last decade, many studies confirmed the benefits of mental practice with motor
imagery. In this review we first aimed to compile data issued from fundamental and clinical …

Mental fatigue impairs soccer-specific physical and technical performance

MR Smith, AJ Coutts, M Merlini, D Deprez… - Medicine and science …, 2016 - biblio.ugent.be
Purpose: To investigate the effects of mental fatigue on soccer-specific physical and
technical performance. Methods: This investigation consisted of two separate studies. Study …

Mental fatigue induced by prolonged self-regulation does not exacerbate central fatigue during subsequent whole-body endurance exercise

B Pageaux, SM Marcora, V Rozand… - Frontiers in human …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
It has been shown that the mental fatigue induced by prolonged self-regulation increases
perception of effort and reduces performance during subsequent endurance exercise …

Does mental fatigue affect skilled performance in athletes? A systematic review

H Sun, KG Soh, S Roslan, MRWN Wazir, KL Soh - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Mental fatigue is a psychobiological state induced by a prolonged duration of
demanding cognitive tasks. The effects of mental fatigue on physical performance have …

Mental fatigue: impairment of technical performance in small-sided soccer games

OO Badin, MR Smith, D Conte… - … journal of sports …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To assess the effects of mental fatigue on physical and technical performance in
small-sided soccer games. Methods: Twenty soccer players (age 17.8±1.0 y, height 179±5 …

The role of the neural stimulus in regulating skeletal muscle hypertrophy

C Alix-Fages, A Del Vecchio, E Baz-Valle… - European journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Resistance training is frequently performed with the goal of stimulating muscle hypertrophy.
Due to the key roles motor unit recruitment and mechanical tension play to induce muscle …

Fatigue induced by physical and mental exertion increases perception of effort and impairs subsequent endurance performance

B Pageaux, R Lepers - Frontiers in physiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Endurance performance involves the prolonged maintenance of constant or self-regulated
power/velocity or torque/force. While the impact of numerous determinants of endurance …

Effect of mental fatigue on speed–accuracy trade-off

V Rozand, F Lebon, C Papaxanthis, R Lepers - Neuroscience, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of mental fatigue on the duration of actual
and imagined goal-directed arm movements involving speed–accuracy trade-off. Ten …

Mental fatigue does not affect maximal anaerobic exercise performance

K Martin, KG Thompson, R Keegan, N Ball… - European journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Mental fatigue can negatively impact on submaximal endurance exercise and has
been attributed to changes in perceived exertion rather than changes in physiological …