Prefrontal Cortex Activity Predicts Mental Fatigue

Written By Marty Josey

Because of the greater mental load and (possibly) greater activation of prefrontal cortex during the 2 hour “Go/NoGo” task, there was greater mental and neuromuscular performance fatigue in young men than in elderly men.

1- Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, Lithuania
2- Department of Health, Physical and Social Education, Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, Lithuania
3- Department of Applied Biology and Rehabilitation, Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, Lithuania

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2018.00620

Marty Josey
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