Imagery use and affective responses during exercise: An examination of cerebral hemodynamics using near-infrared spectroscopy

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 503-513

  Tempest, Gavin ^a   Parfitt, Gaynor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive strategy; Enjoyment; Exercise intensity; Frontal cortex; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885909200     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.35.5.503     Document Type: Article

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