ArticleDevelopmental cognitive neuroscience2019
Aerobic-Exercise and resistance-training interventions have been among the least effective ways to improve executive functions of any method tried thus far.
Article in Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Systematic Review and Evidence Gap Map Evaluation of Rhythmic and/or Complex Movement Interventions and Child Cognitive Outcomes.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of aerobic exercise on the improvement of executive function in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Resistance Training on Academic Outcomes in School-Aged Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- An umbrella review of randomized control trials on the effects of physical exercise on cognition.Nature human behaviour · 2023Pooled it
- The impact of exercise interventions concerning executive functions of children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Pooled it
- A Metacognitive Intervention for Children and Adolescents in Neuropediatric Care (Mio-Training): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Trial
- Cognitively engaging running enhances inhibitory control and prefrontal activation in children with ADHD: the moderating role of physical self-efficacy.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
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- Targeted self-regulation interventions in low-income children: Clinical trial results and implications for health behavior change.Journal of experimental child psychology · 2021Trial
- Instability Resistance Training improves Working Memory, Processing Speed and Response Inhibition in Healthy Older Adults: A Double-Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial.Scientific reports · 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
- Integrating Juggling with Math Lessons: A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing Effects of Physically Active Learning on Maths Performance and Enjoyment in Primary School Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- War trauma and psychomotor developmental disorders in children aged 6-12 in Lubumbashi: a comparative study.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Understanding the acute and chronic effects of basketball dual-task complexity on athletes' inhibitory capacity.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- High school health education: focus on the development of self-assessment.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Physical activity and academic performance in adolescents: a systematic review of intensity, frequency, and mediating factors.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2026Review
- The mediating role of resilience in the relationship between cognitive flexibility and psychological well-being in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: a cross-sectional study.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Acute Exercise-Induced Epinephrine Elevation Promotes Post-Learning Memory Consolidation: A Narrative Review of Mechanisms and Implementation Strategies.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effects of aerobic exercise on executive function in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- The Effect of Physical Activity on Executive Functions in the Elderly Population: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Brain sciences · 2025Review
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