Mental Fatigue Negatively Impacts Cognitive and Physical Performance Outcomes: A Large-Scale Randomized Crossover Trial
In the present study, prolonged cognitive effort impaired specific cognitive and physical performance outcomes, consistent with the characteristics of mental fatigue. Secondary outcomes show an important role for the feeling of fatigue in the determination of physical performance.
Authors
- Elke Lathouwers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0117-8356)
- Jelle Habay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9802-8367)
- Kevin De Pauw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6901-7199)
- Y. Laurisa Arenales Arauz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2637-3510)
- Bart Roelands (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2808-044X)
- Jeroen Van Cutsem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6122-7629)
- Matthias Proost (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9073-8513)
- Nathalie Pattyn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2690-5479)
- Emilie Schampheleer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4133-2005)
Institutions
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)
- Royal Military Academy (BE)
- Research Foundation - Flanders (BE)
- Laboratoire de Phonétique et Phonologie (FR)
- Pain in Motion (BE)
- National Health Insurance Fund (RS)
- Riga Stradiņš University (LV)
- Canadian Sleep & Circadian Network (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 2025-09-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000003852
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.54