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SUBMITTER: Berse T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4517060 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Berse Timo T Rolfes Kathrin K Barenberg Jonathan J Dutke Stephan S Kuhlenbäumer Gregor G Völker Klaus K Winter Bernward B Wittig Michael M Knecht Stefan S
Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience 20150728
The executive function of shifting between mental sets demands cognitive flexibility. Based on evidence that physical exercise fostered cognition, we tested whether acute physical exercise can improve shifting in an unselected sample of adolescents. Genetic polymorphisms were analyzed to gain more insight into possibly contributing neurophysiological processes. We examined 297 students aged between 13 and 17 years in their schools. Physical exercise was manipulated by an intense incremental exer ...[more]