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ArticleFrontiers in public health2026

Effects of AI-assisted wushu training on mental health, cognitive performance, and cardiovascular function in university students: a quasi-experimental study.

Jiannan Yang, Ziyin Zhang, Ziwu Li

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jiannan YangHunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
Ziyin ZhangHunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Ziwu LiHenan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, China.

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Abstract

Background: In this quasi-experimental study, we examined whether AI-assisted wushu (Chinese martial arts) routine training, delivered through camera-based immediate post-performance movement feedback, was associated with greater improvements in mental health, cognitive performance, and cardiovascular function than conventional wushu instruction among university students. Methods: A campus-based, two-group, quasi-experimental pre-post design with non-randomized allocation by course section was conducted over 6 weeks among 298 physical education undergraduates ( Results: Groups did not differ significantly at baseline (all Conclusion: These findings therefore support a multiple-pathway interpretation of the incremental AI-feedback effect rather than a single motor-skill mechanism. Given the non-randomized design, these associations are preliminary rather than definitive evidence of causal benefit; randomized, longer-term studies with appropriate active controls are needed to confirm mechanisms, durability, and generalizability.

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CognitionMartial ArtsMental HealthStudentsFemaleHeart RateHumansMaleUniversitiesYoung Adultartificial intelligencecampus health promotioncardiovascular functioncognitive performancemartial artsmental healthuniversity students

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PMID42835114
PMCPMC13634865

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