Table 2.
Summary of behavioral and neuroelectric results for the three attention networks.
| Attention network | Dependent variable | Factor | ANOVA/t-test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alerting | Behavioral | Reaction time (RT) | Cue condition (no/double) | F(1,28) = 119.20, p < 0.001, partial η2 = 0.83) |
| Error rate | / | / | ||
| Neuroelectric | P3 amplitude | Group (exercise/control) | F(1,28) = 6.46, p < 00.01, partial η2 = 0.24 | |
| Cue condition (no/double) | F(1,28) = 12.34, p < 00.002, partial η2 = 0.38 | |||
| Electrode site (Fz/Cz/Pz) | F(2,56) = 8.25, p < .005, partial η2 = 0.29 | |||
| Cue × Electrode | F(2,56) = 37.59, p < 0.001, partial η2 = 0.65 | |||
| P3 latency | / | / | ||
| Orienting | Behavioral | RT | Cue condition (center/spatial) | F(1,28) = 373.00, p < 0.001, partial η2 = 0.94 |
| Error rate | / | |||
| Neuroelectric | P3 amplitude | Cue condition (center/spatial) | F(1,28) = 22.92, p < 0.001, partial η2 = 0.53 | |
| Cue × Electrode | F(2,56) = 23.89, p < 0.001, partial η2 = 0.70 | |||
| P3 latency | Cue condition (center/spatial) | F(1,28) = 17.77, p < 0.001, partial η2 = 0.43 | ||
| Executive control | Behavioral | RT | Flanking condition (congurent/incongruent) | F(1,28) = 751.95, p < 0.001, partial η2 = 0.97 |
| Group × Flanking | F(1,28) = 8.29, p < 0.008, partial η2 = 0.26 | |||
| Error rate | Flanking condition (congurent/incongruent) | F(1,28) = 15.59, p < 0.001 | ||
| Neuroelectric | P3 amplitude | Group (exercise/control) | F(1,28) = 5.62, p < 0.01, partial η2 = 0.22 | |
| P3 latency | Flanking condition (congurent/incongruent) | F(1,28) = 7.76, p < 0.01, partial η2 = 0.24 | ||
| Flanking × Electrode | F(2,56) = 7.04, p < 0.004, partial η2 = 0.23 | |||
| ANT network | Behavioral | RT difference | RTno cue – RT double cue | t(28) = 0.15, p > 0.05 |
| RTcenter cue - RTspatial cue | t(28) = 0.62, p > 0.05 | |||
| RTincongruent – RTcongruent | t(28) = -2.88, p < 0.008 | |||