ArticleAdvances in cognitive psychology2019
The Acute Effect of Exercise on Executive Function and Attention: Resistance Versus Aerobic Exercise.
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- Effects of Acute Resistance Exercise on Executive Function: A Systematic Review of the Moderating Role of Intensity and Executive Function Domain.Sports medicine - open · 2022Pooled it
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- Effects of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise combined with acupuncture on attention function of mentally-retarded adolescents: a randomised controlled trial.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2023Trial
- The effects of barbell resistance exercise on information processing speed and conflict-related ERP in older adults: a crossover randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Multiscale Mechanisms of Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity: From Molecular Pathways to Network Dynamics and Behavioral Adaptation.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- The effects of an acute exercise on executive function in Chinese undergraduate students.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The impact of physical activity on executive function in college students: the chain mediating role of anxiety and sleep quality.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Exploring Temporal and Intensity Effects of Resistance Exercise on Inhibition: A Four-Arm Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial.Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Article
- Examining Relationships between Cognitive Flexibility, Exercise Perceptions, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2023Article
- Exploring the Relationship between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Executive Functioning in Adults with ADHD.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Acute effects of moderate-intensity continuous physical exercise performed with different amounts of muscle mass on executive function in healthy young adults: a randomized trial.EXCLI journal · 2023Article
- Acute effect of combined exercise with aerobic and resistance exercises on executive function.PeerJ · 2023Article
- Executive Function Improves Following Acute Exercise in Adults with Down Syndrome.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- The Effects of High-intensity Functional Training (HIFT) on Spatial Learning, Visual Pattern Separation and Attention Span in Adolescents.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2020Article
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Abstract
Acute aerobic exercise was shown to enhance such cognitive functions as executive function (EF) and attention. Acute resistance exercise was also shown to enhance cognitive functions, however, only few studies directly compared these two exercise modalities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute effect of a typical moderate intensity resistance exercise session as compared to a typical moderate intensity aerobic session, on executive function and attention. A counterbalanced repeated measures experimental design was applied. Forty physical education students (21 women; 19 men, age = 25.7±2.84 years) were tested before and after three sessions: aerobic, resistance, and control. Each session consisted of 30 minutes of exercise or a rest. Executive function and attention were assessed by components of the computerized Stroop Catch game and Go-NoGo cognitive tests. A two-way ANOVA showed a greater increase in attention scores after the resistance sessions (
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