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ArticleJournal of human kinetics2018

The Effects of Aerobic Exercise and Gaming on Cognitive Performance.

Peter C Douris, John P Handrakis, Demitra Apergis, Robert B Mangus, Rima Patel, Jessica Limtao, Svetlana Platonova, Aladino Gregorio, Elliot Luty

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Article in Journal of human kinetics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Peter C DourisDepartment of Physical Therapy, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York, USA.
John P HandrakisDepartment of Physical Therapy, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York, USA.
Demitra ApergisDepartment of Physical Therapy, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York, USA.
Robert B MangusDepartment of Physical Therapy, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York, USA.
Rima PatelDepartment of Physical Therapy, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York, USA.
Jessica LimtaoDepartment of Physical Therapy, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York, USA.
Svetlana PlatonovaDepartment of Physical Therapy, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York, USA.
Aladino GregorioDepartment of Physical Therapy, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York, USA.
Elliot LutyDepartment of Physical Therapy, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of our study was to investigate the effects of video gaming, aerobic exercise (biking), and the combination of these two activities on the domains of cognitive performance: selective attention, processing speed, and executive functioning. The study was a randomized clinical trial with 40 subjects (mean age 23.7 ± 1.8 years) randomized to one of four thirty-minute conditions: video gaming, biking, simultaneous gaming and biking, and a control condition. Cognitive performance was measured pre and post condition using the Stroop test and Trails B test. A mixed design was utilized. While video gaming, biking, simultaneous gaming and biking conditions improved selective attention and processing speed (p < 0.05), only the bike condition improved the highest order of cognitive performance, executive function (p < 0.01). There were no changes in cognitive performance for the control condition. Previous studies have shown that if tasks approach the limits of attentional capacity there is an increase in the overall chance for errors, known as the dual-task deficit. Simultaneous biking and gaming may have surpassed attentional capacity limits, ultimately increasing errors during the executive function tests of our cognitive performance battery. The results suggest that the fatiguing effects of a combined physically and mentally challenging task that extends after the exercise cessation may overcome the eventual beneficial cognitive effects derived from the physical exercise.

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executive functionexerciseStroopvideo gaming

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PMID29599861
PMCPMC5873338

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