Effects of Dietary Supplementation of a Microalgae Extract Containing Fucoxanthin Combined with Guarana on Cognitive Function and Gaming Performance
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Design of Study
2.2. Study Participants
2.3. Testing Protocol
2.4. Supplementation Protocol
3. Procedures
3.1. Demographics
3.2. Diet Control
3.3. Cognitive Assessment
3.4. Light Tracking Reaction Test
3.5. Gaming Performance Assessment
3.6. Profile of Mood States
3.7. Ratings of Fatigue and Eye Irritability
3.8. Side Effects and Sleep Quality
3.9. Statistical Analysis
4. Results
4.1. Demographic Data
4.2. PEBL Cognitive Function Assessment
4.2.1. Berg-Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
4.2.2. Go/No-Go Task Test
4.2.3. Sternberg Task Test
4.2.4. Psychomotor Vigilance Task Test
4.3. Light Reaction Test
4.4. Gaming Performance
4.5. Mood State, Fatigue, and Eye Irritability Ratings
4.6. Safety and Sleep Assessments
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Leonard, M.; Maury, J.; Dickerson, B.; Gonzalez, D.E.; Kendra, J.; Jenkins, V.; Nottingham, K.; Yoo, C.; Xing, D.; Ko, J.; et al. Effects of Dietary Supplementation of a Microalgae Extract Containing Fucoxanthin Combined with Guarana on Cognitive Function and Gaming Performance. Nutrients 2023, 15, 1918. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15081918
Leonard M, Maury J, Dickerson B, Gonzalez DE, Kendra J, Jenkins V, Nottingham K, Yoo C, Xing D, Ko J, et al. Effects of Dietary Supplementation of a Microalgae Extract Containing Fucoxanthin Combined with Guarana on Cognitive Function and Gaming Performance. Nutrients. 2023; 15(8):1918. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15081918
Chicago/Turabian StyleLeonard, Megan, Jonathan Maury, Broderick Dickerson, Drew E. Gonzalez, Jacob Kendra, Victoria Jenkins, Kay Nottingham, Choongsung Yoo, Dante Xing, Joungbo Ko, and et al. 2023. "Effects of Dietary Supplementation of a Microalgae Extract Containing Fucoxanthin Combined with Guarana on Cognitive Function and Gaming Performance" Nutrients 15, no. 8: 1918. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15081918