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SynthesisNeuroscience and biobehavioral reviews2021

The Effects of Combined Physical and Cognitive Training on Inhibitory Control: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Sakshi Dhir, Wei-Peng Teo, Samuel R Chamberlain, Kaelasha Tyler, Murat Yücel, Rebecca A Segrave

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Synthesis in Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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30 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Sakshi DhirBrainPark, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences and Monash Biomedical Imaging Facility, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: sakshi.dhir@monash.edu.
Wei-Peng TeoPhysical Education and Sports Science Academic Group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
Samuel R ChamberlainDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK; Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
Kaelasha TylerBrainPark, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences and Monash Biomedical Imaging Facility, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Murat YücelBrainPark, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences and Monash Biomedical Imaging Facility, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Rebecca A SegraveBrainPark, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences and Monash Biomedical Imaging Facility, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Monash University · AUDeakin University · AUMonash Health · AUSouthern Health NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 110049Wellcome Trust 110049/Z/15/AWellcome Trust 110049/Z/15/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While strong inhibitory control is critical for health and wellbeing, there are no broadly applicable effective behavioural interventions that enhance it. This meta-analysis examined the neurocognitive rationale for combined physical and cognitive training and synthesised the rapidly growing body of evidence examining combined paradigms to enhance inhibitory control. Across the research to date, there was a small positive effect (n studies = 16, n participants = 832) of combined training on improving inhibitory control. Sub-group analyses showed small-moderate positive effects when the physical component of the combined training was moderately intense, as opposed to low or vigorous intensities; moderate positive effects were found in older adults, as compared to adolescents and adults; and healthy individuals and those with vascular cognitive impairment, as compared to ADHD, ASD, mild cognitive impairment and cancer survivors. This is the first meta-analysis to provide evidence that combined physical, specifically when moderately intense, and cognitive training has the capacity to improve inhibitory control, particularly when delivered to healthy individuals and those experiencing age-related decline.

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Cognition DisordersCognitive DysfunctionAdolescentAgedCognitionHumansBehavioural InterventionsCognitive TrainingCombined Modality InterventionsExerciseInhibitory ControlMeta-analysisPhysical Training

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PMID34256070
PMCPMC7611490
OpenAlexW3178673389

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