Open AccessDifference in Interoception between Long-Distance Runners and Sprinters: An Event-related Potential Study
Author(s) -
Takahiro Hirao,
Tobias Vogt,
Masaki Hayashi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000002248
Subject(s) - interoception , insula , insular cortex , psychology , neural correlates of consciousness , long distance runners , audiology , neuroscience , medicine , physical therapy , cognition , perception
Interoception is a sense of the physiological state of one's body. Interoception that is generated by processing physiological information in the insular cortex plays an important role in achieving optimal performance in competitive sports. This study aimed to reveal the difference in interoceptive ability between long-distance runners and sprinters and its neural correlates by recording the stimulus-preceding negativity (SPN) that is generated from the insular cortex. Based on previous findings, we predicted that long-distance runners would show better interoceptive ability and larger SPNs compared with sprinters.