ArticleFrontiers in physiology2024
The role of exercise in restoring executive function: a comparison of tobacco-exposed college athletes and sedentary students.
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- Effects of exercise on cognitive function in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of physical activity on executive function in college students: the chain mediating role of anxiety and sleep quality.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Aerobic exercise for substance use disorders: therapeutic effects and underlying mechanisms.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
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Abstract
Introduction: As adolescent smoking rates rise, its impact on cognitive function has drawn greater attention. This study explores whether exercise can mitigate the negative effects of smoking on executive function in male college students. Methods: Sixty male college students were divided into four groups (n = 15 each): sedentary smokers, sedentary nonsmokers, athletic smokers, and athletic nonsmokers. All participants completed the Eriksen flanker task, with prefrontal cortex activation measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. After the baseline test, all sedentary students engaged in 33 min of high-intensity interval training, followed by the same procedures as in the pre-test. Results: In the flanker task, college athletes exhibited superior executive function compared to sedentary students, with higher accuracy ( Discussion: Engaging in acute aerobic exercise may improve executive function in sedentary smokers. Exercise may help mitigate smoking-related declines in executive function among college students.
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