Trial reportMedicine and science in sports and exercise2024
Effects of Cognitive and Physical Load of Acute Exercise on Inhibitory Control and Prefrontal Cortex Hemodynamics in Children.
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- Effects of cognitively engaging physical activity interventions on executive function in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- The impact of after-school soccer exercises on inhibitory control function in children aged 8-11: an fNIRS study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Trial
- Study on the influence of school active break on children's physical activity level and classroom on-task concentration.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
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- Physical activity and HRQoL among adolescents: the mediating roles of cognitive reappraisal and stress self-management.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The relationship between physical exercise and mobile phone dependence in college students: the chain mediating of self-control and social adaptability.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- A study on the cross-lagged relationships between adolescents' sport participation and self-control ability and mental health.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Time-course effects of cognitively engaging physical activity on executive function and self-control in younger school-aged children: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionEvidence suggests that acute exercise benefits inhibitory control, but it remains unclear how physical and cognitive load influence this ability in preadolescent children, when faced with different types of distractors. We examined their moderating effects along with changes in prefrontal cortex hemodynamics.
methodsUsing a crossover design, 29 participants completed 10 min of exercise (with an interactive training wall) at 1) low physical and low cognitive load, 2) low physical and high cognitive load, 3) high physical and low cognitive load, and 4) high physical and high cognitive load in a randomized order. Before and after each condition, they performed a Standard and Affective Stroop task. During both tasks, the lateral oxygenation difference in the prefrontal cortex was measured by using functional near-infrared spectroscopy.
resultsFor the Standard Stroop task, there was no effect of physical and cognitive load on performance. In contrast, exercise with low compared with high cognitive load was associated with a greater reduction of reaction time and increase in accuracy on the Affective Stroop task. This was accompanied by a decrease in lateral oxygenation difference on trials with low inhibitory control demands.
conclusionsAcute exercise with low compared with high cognitive demand benefits the ability to resolve emotional conflict, but the control over inhibition of nonemotional information remains unaffected. This effect of cognitive load is complemented by an increased efficiency of the left prefrontal cortex, when no emotional conflict resolution is required.
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