Tai Chi better maintains prefrontal oxy-Hb beta values than treadmill running during the dot-probe task in the neutral-congruent condition¶

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q3 i3 In the neutral-congruent condition, the Tai Chi group maintained mean oxy-Hb beta across prefrontal ROIs with moderate to large effect sizes versus control. → Zhang 2026

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Zhang 2026¶

Zhang, L., Li, Y., Wang, L., Zhang, X., Sun, Y., He, S. & Zhu, W. (2026). Effects of Tai Chi on attentional bias in men with methamphetamine use disorder. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-026-00426-6

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fNIRS analysis during the dot-probe task in the RCT; ANCOVA with FDR correction showed significant group differences across six prefrontal ROIs, e.g. L-VLPFC: F = 12.579, pFDR = 0.006, ηp2 = 0.249; R-FPA: F = 10.940, pFDR = 0.006, ηp2 = 0.224.

"participants were better able to maintain a certain level of activation, with moderate to large effect sizes in the mean oxy-Hb beta across various brain regions of the prefrontal cortex while performing a dot-probe task (when the probe dot was consistent with a neutral stimulus) , compared with the control group."

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• Response accuracy on the dot-probe task is high and does not differ between Tai Chi and control groups — related
• Both groups' prefrontal activation decreased after intervention, but the Tai Chi group declined to a lesser extent — related
• Tai Chi better maintains prefrontal activation than treadmill running when the probe aligns with METH-related stimuli — related
• A 12-week moderate-intensity Tai Chi intervention reduces attentional bias scores in men with MUD more than moderate-intensity treadmill running — related