ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2021
Dose-Response Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise Intensity on Inhibitory Control in Children With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
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- The impact of targeted physical activity interventions on inhibition control in children and adolescents with ADHD: a meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- The impact of physical activity on inhibitory control of adult ADHD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of global health · 2025Pooled it
- Exercise prescription to improve inhibitory control in children and adolescents with ADHD: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Intervention effect of physical activity on motor coordination in children and adolescents with developmental coordination disorder: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Neural Effects of Physical Activity and Movement Interventions in Individuals With Developmental Disabilities-A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Acute physical activity supports inhibitory control in primary school children: a randomised cross-over trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Dose-related effects of acute cycling on executive function in children with autism spectrum disorder: a within-subject repeated-measures study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Trial
- Cognitively engaging running enhances inhibitory control and prefrontal activation in children with ADHD: the moderating role of physical self-efficacy.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Acute and Chronic Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Motor Inhibition and Cortical Excitability in Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- 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
- The Role of Physical Activity in ADHD Management: Diagnostic, Digital and Non-Digital Interventions, and Lifespan Considerations.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- 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
- 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
The present study aimed to examine whether the effect of acute aerobic exercise on inhibitory control of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is moderated by exercise intensity. Using a within-subjects design, 25 children with ADHD completed a flanker task with concurrent collection of electroencephalography (EEG) data after three different intensities of treadmill running. The results showed that low- and moderate-intensity exercises resulted in shorter reaction times (RTs) relative to vigorous-intensity exercise during the incompatible condition of the flanker task regardless of task congruency. A P3 congruency effect was observed following low- and vigorous-intensity exercises but not after moderate-intensity exercise. The mean alpha power, a measure of cortical arousal, increased following low- and moderate-intensity exercises but decreased following vigorous-intensity exercise. In addition, the change in arousal level after moderate-intensity exercise was negatively correlated with RT during incompatible flanker tasks. The current findings suggest that children with ADHD have better inhibitory control following both low- and moderate-intensity exercises relative to vigorous aerobic exercise, which could be characterized by an optimal state of cortical arousal.
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