ReviewBrain sciences2019
The Temporal Effects of Acute Exercise on Episodic Memory Function: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effects of acute exercise on long-term episodic memory: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in cognition · 2024Pooled it
- The Effect of Acute High-Intensity Interval Training on Executive Function: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Does exercise have a protective effect on cognitive function under hypoxia? A systematic review with meta-analysis.Journal of sport and health science · 2020Pooled it
- The acute effect of two exercise modalities on neurocognitive responses in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial.Experimental physiology · 2026Trial
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- High-Intensity Acute Exercise and Directed Forgetting on Memory Function.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Trial
- Experimental Effects of Acute Exercise in Attenuating Memory Interference: Considerations by Biological Sex.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Trial
- Protecting episodic memory after sleep loss: Similar benefits of exercise and naps via distinct neural contributions.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Effects of videos with whole-body movements on young children's geography learning.NPJ science of learning · 2026Article
- Acute Exercise-Induced Epinephrine Elevation Promotes Post-Learning Memory Consolidation: A Narrative Review of Mechanisms and Implementation Strategies.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Temporal Dynamics of the Plasma Proteomic Landscape Reveals Maladaptation in ME/CFS Following Exertion.Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP · 2025Article
- Episodic Memories Bias Contextual Threat Inferences after Aerobic and Mind-Body Exercise.Mental health and physical activity · 2025Article
- High intensity exercise before sleep boosts memory encoding the next morning.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The effects of acute exercise intensity on memory: Controlling for state-dependence.Memory & cognition · 2025Article
- The effects of acute exercise on memory: considerations for exercise duration and participant body mass index.Psychological research · 2025Article
- Exercising4Cognition: Can Short Bouts of Aerobic Exercise Improve Cognitive Performance in Healthy Adults for Primary Health Prevention? Previous Findings and Suggestions for the Future.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Verbal Memory is Higher After Aerobic Exercise When Compared to Muscle Stretching.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
- Memory persistence enhancement by post-learning moderate exercise requires de novo protein synthesis in the dorsal hippocampus.PloS one · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAccumulating research demonstrates that the timing of exercise plays an important role in influencing episodic memory. However, we have a limited understanding as to the factors that moderate this temporal effect. Thus, the purpose of this systematic review with meta-analysis was to evaluate the effects of study characteristics (e.g., exercise modality, intensity and duration of acute exercise) and participant attributes (e.g., age, sex) across each of the temporal periods of acute exercise on episodic memory (i.e., acute exercise occurring before memory encoding, and during memory encoding, early consolidation, and late consolidation).
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