Trial reportPloS one2012
A single bout of exercise improves motor memory.
Trial report in PloS one, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05138016 (Effects of Soft Robotic Exosuit on Exercise Capacity, Biomakers of Neuroplasticity, and Motor Learning After Stroke), which is not on this map. Cited by 124 papers.
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Effects of Soft Robotic Exosuit on Exercise Capacity, Biomakers of Neuroplasticity, and Motor Learning After Stroke
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124 citing papers in PubMed, 274 citations in OpenAlex.
- Acute cardiovascular exercise diminishes the consolidation of a complex whole-body task in young adults.Experimental brain research · 2026Trial
- The effects of acute physical and cognitive exercises on sequential motor skill learning: An exploratory study.PloS one · 2025Trial
- Enhanced motor learning and motor savings after acute intermittent hypoxia are associated with a reduction in metabolic cost.The Journal of physiology · 2024Trial
- Moderate-intensity cardiovascular exercise performed before motor practice attenuates offline implicit motor learning in stroke survivors but not age-matched neurotypical adults.Experimental brain research · 2023Trial
- Fit-cardiopulmonary resuscitation approach in public mass cardiopulmonary resuscitation teaching: A randomized control trial.Saudi medical journal · 2023Trial
- Multiple bouts of high-intensity interval exercise reverse age-related functional connectivity disruptions without affecting motor learning in older adults.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Aerobic exercise and aerobic fitness level do not modify motor learning.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- The effect of breaking up prolonged sitting on paired associative stimulation-induced plasticity.Experimental brain research · 2020Trial
- Colocalized White Matter Plasticity and Increased Cerebral Blood Flow Mediate the Beneficial Effect of Cardiovascular Exercise on Long-Term Motor Learning.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2020Trial
- Acute high-intensity football games can improve children's inhibitory control and neurophysiological measures of attention.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2019Trial
- Acute Physical Exercise Can Influence the Accuracy of Metacognitive Judgments.Scientific reports · 2019Trial
- Exercise intensity affects acute neurotrophic and neurophysiological responses poststroke.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2019Trial
- Enhancing consolidation of a rotational visuomotor adaptation task through acute exercise.PloS one · 2017Trial
- Deep Breathing Practice Facilitates Retention of Newly Learned Motor Skills.Scientific reports · 2016Trial
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- The Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Neuroplasticity within the Motor Cortex following Stroke.PloS one · 2016Trial
- The Effect of an Acute Bout of Moderate-Intensity Aerobic Exercise on Motor Learning of a Continuous Tracking Task.PloS one · 2016Trial
- Translational Initiative to Minimize Childhood Hemiparesis After Asymmetrical Perinatal Brain Injury.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sex-specific effects of exercise on motor coordination and extended basal ganglia physiology.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Eccentric Cycling Improves Motor Learning More Than Concentric Cycling.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Article
64 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Regular physical activity has a positive impact on cognition and brain function. Here we investigated if a single bout of exercise can improve motor memory and motor skill learning. We also explored if the timing of the exercise bout in relation to the timing of practice has any impact on the acquisition and retention of a motor skill. Forty-eight young subjects were randomly allocated into three groups, which practiced a visuomotor accuracy-tracking task either before or after a bout of intense cycling or after rest. Motor skill acquisition was assessed during practice and retention was measured 1 hour, 24 hours and 7 days after practice. Differences among groups in the rate of motor skill acquisition were not significant. In contrast, both exercise groups showed a significantly better retention of the motor skill 24 hours and 7 days after practice. Furthermore, compared to the subjects that exercised before practice, the subjects that exercised after practice showed a better retention of the motor skill 7 days after practice. These findings indicate that one bout of intense exercise performed immediately before or after practicing a motor task is sufficient to improve the long-term retention of a motor skill. The positive effects of acute exercise on motor memory are maximized when exercise is performed immediately after practice, during the early stages of memory consolidation. Thus, the timing of exercise in relation to practice is possibly an important factor regulating the effects of acute exercise on long-term motor memory.
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