Recovery effects of slow-tempo preferred music on brain activity, physiological and psychological responses following high-intensity interval exercise in healthy male adults
Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of slow-tempo preferred music (PF) as a recovery intervention after high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE), focusing on brain activity, physiological, and psychological recovery in healthy young adults. Key outcomes included theta/beta ratios (TBR), auditory P...
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| author | Siwaporn Sreepetch Papatsorn Ramyarangsi Sujira Mukda Vorasith Siripornpanich Amornpan Ajjimaporn |
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| description | Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of slow-tempo preferred music (PF) as a recovery intervention after high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE), focusing on brain activity, physiological, and psychological recovery in healthy young adults. Key outcomes included theta/beta ratios (TBR), auditory P300 event-related potentials (ERPs), heart rate (HR), salivary cortisol, feeling scale scores (FSS), and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE). Methods: Fifteen male university students (age: 21 ± 1 years) completed a 30-min HIIE session, involving alternating 1-min intervals at 60 % and 90 % V̇O2peak. Post-exercise, participants completed 15 min of passive recovery in one of three randomized conditions: PF, non-preferred music (NF), or no music (control; CN). TBR and P300 ERPs (via EEG) were measured before and after intervention. HR, RPE, and FSS were recorded at baseline, before intervention, after intervention, and after recovery. Salivary cortisol was measured at baseline, before intervention, and after recovery. Results: Listening to PF significantly increased TBR across cortical areas, with the largest effects observed in the central (ηp2 = 0.392, ∆% = +39 %), left anterior (ηp2 = 0.392, ∆% = +31 %), left posterior (ηp2 = 0.534, ∆% = +39 %), left anterior (ηp2 = 0.341, ∆% = +27 %), and right posterior (ηp2 = 0.432, ∆% = +41 %) regions. Additionally, PF led to faster HR recovery (ηp2 = 0.130, p = 0.05), greater reduction in cortisol (ηp2 = 0.271, ∆% = −27 %), and higher FSS scores (ηp2 = 0.127, p = 0.05) than NF, with no significant differences in RPE between conditions. Conclusion: Slow-tempo preferred music produces improvements in neural, cardiovascular, hormonal, and mood recovery markers following intense exercise, supporting its use as a simple, practical recovery strategy for athletes, exercisers, and broader populations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5a4b6b47416f4836bd84c2e16a1b161c2025-08-23T04:47:19ZengElsevierActa Psychologica0001-69182025-09-0125910545610.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105456Recovery effects of slow-tempo preferred music on brain activity, physiological and psychological responses following high-intensity interval exercise in healthy male adultsSiwaporn Sreepetch0Papatsorn Ramyarangsi1Sujira Mukda2Vorasith Siripornpanich3Amornpan Ajjimaporn4College of Sports Science and Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, ThailandCollege of Sports Science and Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, ThailandResearch Center for Neuroscience, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, ThailandResearch Center for Neuroscience, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, ThailandCollege of Sports Science and Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand; Corresponding author at: College of Sports Science and Technology, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhonpathom 73170, Thailand.Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of slow-tempo preferred music (PF) as a recovery intervention after high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE), focusing on brain activity, physiological, and psychological recovery in healthy young adults. Key outcomes included theta/beta ratios (TBR), auditory P300 event-related potentials (ERPs), heart rate (HR), salivary cortisol, feeling scale scores (FSS), and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE). Methods: Fifteen male university students (age: 21 ± 1 years) completed a 30-min HIIE session, involving alternating 1-min intervals at 60 % and 90 % V̇O2peak. Post-exercise, participants completed 15 min of passive recovery in one of three randomized conditions: PF, non-preferred music (NF), or no music (control; CN). TBR and P300 ERPs (via EEG) were measured before and after intervention. HR, RPE, and FSS were recorded at baseline, before intervention, after intervention, and after recovery. Salivary cortisol was measured at baseline, before intervention, and after recovery. Results: Listening to PF significantly increased TBR across cortical areas, with the largest effects observed in the central (ηp2 = 0.392, ∆% = +39 %), left anterior (ηp2 = 0.392, ∆% = +31 %), left posterior (ηp2 = 0.534, ∆% = +39 %), left anterior (ηp2 = 0.341, ∆% = +27 %), and right posterior (ηp2 = 0.432, ∆% = +41 %) regions. Additionally, PF led to faster HR recovery (ηp2 = 0.130, p = 0.05), greater reduction in cortisol (ηp2 = 0.271, ∆% = −27 %), and higher FSS scores (ηp2 = 0.127, p = 0.05) than NF, with no significant differences in RPE between conditions. Conclusion: Slow-tempo preferred music produces improvements in neural, cardiovascular, hormonal, and mood recovery markers following intense exercise, supporting its use as a simple, practical recovery strategy for athletes, exercisers, and broader populations.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825007693Brain wave activitySalivary cortisolStressAuditory P300 event-related potentialsRecovery intervention |
| spellingShingle | Siwaporn Sreepetch Papatsorn Ramyarangsi Sujira Mukda Vorasith Siripornpanich Amornpan Ajjimaporn Recovery effects of slow-tempo preferred music on brain activity, physiological and psychological responses following high-intensity interval exercise in healthy male adults Acta Psychologica Brain wave activity Salivary cortisol Stress Auditory P300 event-related potentials Recovery intervention |
| title | Recovery effects of slow-tempo preferred music on brain activity, physiological and psychological responses following high-intensity interval exercise in healthy male adults |
| title_full | Recovery effects of slow-tempo preferred music on brain activity, physiological and psychological responses following high-intensity interval exercise in healthy male adults |
| title_fullStr | Recovery effects of slow-tempo preferred music on brain activity, physiological and psychological responses following high-intensity interval exercise in healthy male adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recovery effects of slow-tempo preferred music on brain activity, physiological and psychological responses following high-intensity interval exercise in healthy male adults |
| title_short | Recovery effects of slow-tempo preferred music on brain activity, physiological and psychological responses following high-intensity interval exercise in healthy male adults |
| title_sort | recovery effects of slow tempo preferred music on brain activity physiological and psychological responses following high intensity interval exercise in healthy male adults |
| topic | Brain wave activity Salivary cortisol Stress Auditory P300 event-related potentials Recovery intervention |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691825007693 |
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