The stress of chess players as a model to study the effects of psychological stimuli on physiological responses: An example of substrate oxidation and heart rate variability in man

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 343-349

  Troubat, Nicolas ^a   Fargeas Gluck, Marie Agnes ^a,b   Tulppo, Mikko ^c   Dugué, Benoit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^c Department of Physical Rehabilitation ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Chess; Heart rate variability; Indirect calorimetry; Psychological crossover concept; Psychological stress; Substrate oxidation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; COGNITION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID OXIDATION; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTENTION; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIPOLYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 59249086742     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0908-2     Document Type: Article

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