A Review of Cognitive Changes During Acute Aerobic Exercise.

ABSTRACT: A growing body of work has investigated the effects of acute, or single bouts of, aerobic exercise on cognitive function. However, review of this research has largely focused on changes following exercise, with less focus on cognitive changes during exercise. The purpose of this review is to discuss the critical characteristics of this literature to date, including: (1) what has been done, (2) what has been found, and (3) what is next. Furthermore, previous meta-analytic reviews have demonstrated there is a small positive effect on cognition when measured during exercise, with executive functions showing the largest effects. However, these reviews group executive functions together. Here we explore how inhibition, working memory and cognitive flexibility are individually impacted by factor

SUBMITTER: Cantelon JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8716584 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature