ArticleFrontiers in psychology2020
Acute High-Intensity Interval Exercise Improves Inhibitory Control Among Young Adult Males With Obesity.
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- Effects of exercise on cognitive performance and ERP (P3, N2) in overweight and obese populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- A scoping review of effects of acute exercise on executive function: evidence from event-related potentials.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
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- The Effect of Acute High-Intensity Interval Training on Executive Function: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Eight-week Flexi-bar vibration exercise enhances cognitive function via altering the circulating levels of BDNF, TNF-α, and microRNAs in middle-aged and elderly women.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Effects of Acute High-Intensity Interval Exercise and High-Intensity Continuous Exercise on Inhibitory Function of Overweight and Obese Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- The Impact of Acute Aerobic Exercise on General and Food-Related Inhibitory Function Among Young Adults with Obesity: An Event-Related Potential (ERP) Study.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Effects of acute and chronic exercise on working memory in healthy adults. An experimental investigation.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- High-Intensity Interval Training-Induced Hippocampal Molecular Changes Associated with Improvement in Anxiety-like Behavior but Not Cognitive Function in Rats with Type 2 Diabetes.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Behavioral and Neurophysiological Aspects of Inhibition-The Effects of Acute Cardiovascular Exercise.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- The Effect of Yoga Meditation Practice on Young Adults' Inhibitory Control: An fNIRS Study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Article
- Acute high-intensity interval exercise improves food-related cognition in young adults with obesity: An ERP study.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of the present study was to examine the influence of acute high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE) on neural and behavioral measures of inhibitory control in young male adults with obesity.
designThe present study employed a within-subjects design.
methodsSixteen male adults with obesity [body mass index (BMI) > 28 kg/m
resultsFaster response times were observed following HIIE regardless of Flanker task condition. Faster and more accurate responses were also observed for congruent relative to incongruent conditions across both sessions. Relative to the neuroelectric data, acute HIIE resulted in increased LPP amplitude but did not affect P3 amplitude.
conclusionCollectively, a single bout of HIIE has a general beneficial effect on basic information processing and inhibitory control among young adult males with obesity. Acute HIIE was found to impact LPP amplitude, but not the P3, which may suggest a modulation in the ability to successfully maintain attention and filter irrelevant information to achieve successful cognitive inhibition. Future research is warranted to extend these findings to a larger sample size that includes both genders, other cognitive functions, and a comparison of different modes of exercise.
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