This study aimed to investigate the relationship between neural efficiency and the ability of an athlete to produce accurate efforts in different perceived intensity zones during a racing scenario. The α/β ratio was used to quantify the neural efficiency during cycling, as it traduced the degree of participants information processing activity with lower cortical activity possible. Twelve trained competitive male cyclists delimited their perceived intensity zones 2 to 6 on a scale to assess the rating of exercise intensity. Then, they performed a 30 min racing scenario during which they had to produce different perceived intensities. The ability of athletes to produce perceived effort with accuracy and their neural efficiency was quantified during the racing scenario. The increase in the neural efficiency with the increase in the effort intensity could partly explain the improvement in athletes’ ability to produce accurately perceived efforts from intensity zones 3 to 6. Moreover, the neural efficiency during the racing scenario was significantly correlated to the ability to produce perceived effort with accuracy at submaximal intensities.

本研究旨在调查神经效率与运动员在比赛场景中在不同感知强度区域产生准确努力的能力之间的关系。α/β 比率用于量化骑车期间的神经效率，因为它反映了参与者信息处理活动的程度，可能具有较低的皮层活动。12 名训练有素的有竞争力的男性骑自行车者将他们感知的强度区域划分为 2 到 6 级，以评估运动强度的等级。然后，他们进行了 30 分钟的比赛场景，在此期间他们必须产生不同的感知强度。在比赛场景中量化了运动员准确地产生感知努力的能力和他们的神经效率。