ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2021
Short-Term High-Intensity Interval Exercise Promotes Motor Cortex Plasticity and Executive Function in Sedentary Females.
Article in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- 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 Paprika Xanthophyll Intake on Endurance and Cognitive Function in College Students: A Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2025Trial
- To explore the effects of different ways of high intensity interval training on self-control and physical health of college students.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Effects of Baduanjin imagery and exercise on cognitive function in the elderly: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Trial
- Bidirectional regulatory effects of exercise on emotional eating in depression: an ERP-based narrative review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Acute effect of low-intensity aerobic exercise on eliciting enhanced parietal activation and promoting executive function performance more than moderate-intensity exercise.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
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- The role of neuronal plasticity in cervical spondylotic myelopathy surgery: functional assessment and prognostic implication.Neurosurgical review · 2023Review
- The Combined Influences of Exercise, Diet and Sleep on Neuroplasticity.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Review
- High-Intensity Interval Training and Sprint-Interval Training in National-Level Rowers.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Previous research has demonstrated that regular exercise modulates motor cortical plasticity and cognitive function, but the influence of short-term high-intensity interval training (HIIT) remains unclear. In the present study, the effect of short-term HIIT on neuroplasticity and executive function was assessed in 32 sedentary females. Half of the participants undertook 2 weeks of HIIT. Paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (ppTMS) was used to measure motor cortical plasticity via short intracortical inhibition (SICI) and intracortical facilitation (ICF). We further adapted the Stroop task using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to evaluate executive function in the participants. The results indicated that, compared with the control group, the HIIT group exhibited decreased ICF. In the Stroop task, the HIIT group displayed greater activation in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and left orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) even though no significant difference in task performance was observed. These findings indicate that short-term HIIT may modulate motor cortical plasticity and executive function at the neural level.
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