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Psychobiological Responses Following Exercise and Brain Stimulation

RECRUITING
18 years to 50 years old
Inclusion Criteria:
* Healthy adults
* aged 18 to 50
* consent and complete a Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
* be free from any neurological or psychiatric disorder
* not be taking any medication that could affect the central nervous system
* not have any contraindication for HD-tDCS (i.e. not having metal implanted in the head, pacemaker, medical bumps, seizures, lesions on the scalp or head ) or for bioelectrical impedance (i.e., electronic medical implant, such as a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator, and limb amputation)
* not be regular users of tobacco products (cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco)
* not consume an average of more than ten alcoholic beverages per week
Exclusion Criteria:
* Individuals who do not meet the PAR-Q screening criteria for participation in moderate physical activity will be excluded from participating in this study
* women who are pregnant will be exclude from this studyOTHER: Cycling exercise at 65% of HRR for 20 minutes followed by HD-tDCS (exercise + HD-tDCS), OTHER: Cycling exercise at 65% of HRR exercise followed by sham HD-tDCS (exercise + sham tDCS), OTHER: No exercise followed by HD-tDCS (no exercise + HD-tDCS)., OTHER: State Anxiety Inventory, OTHER: Visual Analog Scale for Anxiety
Psychological
Exercise and Brain Stimulation
Edmund Acevedo - eoacevedo@vcu.edu
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NCT06874595