ArticleScientific reports2020
The effects of acute aerobic exercise on inhibitory control and resting state heart rate variability in children with ADHD.
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- Intervention effect of a single exercise session on executive function in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a three-level meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
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- Neural Effects of Physical Activity and Movement Interventions in Individuals With Developmental Disabilities-A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of acute physical activity on interference control in children with and without ADHD: a crossover ERP study from the Break4Brain project.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026Trial
- Comparative effectiveness of 12-week open- and closed-skill exercises on executive function in children with ADHD and developmental dyslexia: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pediatrics · 2026Trial
- Effects of Different Physical Activity Approaches on Executive Functions in Primary School Children with ADHD: A Scoping Review with Methodological Reflections.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Mindfulness Training in Youth With ADHD + Comorbid Learning Disability Maintains Medial Frontal Cortex Function During Response Inhibition.Clinical EEG and neuroscience · 2026Article
- Effects of high-intensity interval training and moderate-intensity continuous training on the functioning of attentional networks and heart rate variability in healthy young adults.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2025Article
- 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
- Physical activity modulates inhibitory control: EEG insights from P300 and theta oscillations.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- An investigation of the acute effects of aerobic exercise on executive function and cortical excitability in adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
- Effects of active breaks on educational achievement in children with and without ADHD: study protocol and rationale of the Break4Brain project.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- The unique contribution of motor ability to visuospatial working memory in school-age children: Evidence from event-related potentials.Psychophysiology · 2023Article
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- Effects of physical exercise on children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.Biomedical journal · 2022Review
- Dose-Response Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise Intensity on Inhibitory Control in Children With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Article
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Abstract
The current study examined the effects of acute moderate-intensity aerobic exercise (MAE) on inhibitory control and resting-state heart rate variability (HRV) in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Our data show that acute MAE resulted in higher response accuracy of a modified flanker task regardless of task difficulty for 60 min (p = .001). Aerobic exercise further resulted in more effective conflict detection, as measured by greater amplitude (p = .012) and shorter latency (p = .029) of the N2 component of event-related brain potential, for 60 min regardless of task difficulty. In contrast, acute MAE did not modulate sympathovagal balance signified by HRV at either 30 min or 60 min following exercise cessation. Collectively, our findings suggest that the beneficial effects of acute aerobic exercise on inhibitory control are sustained for 60 min in children with ADHD. However, acute aerobic exercise may not modulate sympathovagal balance during the post-exercise recovery. Overall, we highlight the importance of acute aerobic exercise for children with ADHD as a potential means to facilitate brain health.
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