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ReviewFrontiers in psychology2020

Exercise Intervention in Treatment of Neuropsychological Diseases: A Review.

Zichao Chen, Wencen Lan, Guifen Yang, Yan Li, Xiang Ji, Lan Chen, Yan Zhou, Shanshan Li

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Review in Frontiers in psychology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. The Impact of Physical Activity on Long COVID Symptoms Among College Students: A Retrospective Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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  20. Post-COVID-19 Syndrome and the Potential Benefits of Exercise.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zichao ChenInstitute of Sport Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Wencen LanInstitute of Sport Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Guifen YangCollege of Applied Technology, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China.
Yan LiInstitute of Sport Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xiang JiInstitute of Sport Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Lan ChenInstitute of Sport Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yan ZhouInstitute of Sport Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Shanshan LiInstitute of Sport Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Sichuan University · CNChengdu Sport University · CNSichuan Normal University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Faced with a constant inundation of information and increasing pressures brought by the continuous development of modern civilization, people are increasingly faced with mental health challenges that are only now being actively researched. Mental illness is caused by brain dysfunction due to internal and external pathogenic factors that destroy the integrity of the human brain and alter its function. Regular participation in physical exercise can stimulate the cerebral cortex and simultaneously increase the supply of oxygen and nutrients, helping to preserve or restore normal functioning of the nervous system. In conjunction with other systems of the body, the nervous system constitutes the neuro-humoral regulation system responsible for maintaining the stable state of the human body. This paper is a systematic review of studies investigating the effects of exercise intervention on several common neuropsychological diseases, including depression, anxiety disorder, autism, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Furthermore, we discuss possible physiological mechanisms underlying exercise-induced benefits and study limitations that must be addressed by future research. In many cases, drug therapy is ineffective and brings unwanted side effects. Based on the literature, we conclude that exercise intervention plays a positive role and that certain standards must be established in the field to make physical activity consistently effective.

Indexed as

ADHDanxietyautismdepressionexercise interventionneuropsychological disease

Identifiers

PMID33192853
PMCPMC7642996
OpenAlexW3093690929

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