The DOI matches its Crossref record; 109 of the 109 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.
The effects of acute exercise on cognitive performance: A meta-analysis
Open accessAbstract
There is a substantial body of literature related to the effects of a single session of exercise on cognitive performance. The premise underlying this research is that physiological changes in response to exercise have implications for cognitive function. This literature has been reviewed both narratively and meta-analytically and, although the research findings are mixed, researchers have generally concluded that there is a small positive effect. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to provide an updated comprehensive analysis of the extant literature on acute exercise and cognitive performance and to explore the effects of moderators that have implications for mechanisms of the effects. Searches of electronic databases and examinations of reference lists from relevant studies resulted in 79 studies meeting inclusion criteria. Consistent with past findings, analyses indicated that the overall effect was positive and small (g=0.097 n=1034). Positive and small effects were also found in all three acute exercise paradigms: during exercise (g=0.101; 95% confidence interval [CI]; 0.041-0.160), immediately following exercise (g=0.108; 95% CI; 0.069-0.147), and after a delay (g=0.103; 95% CI; 0.035-0.170). Examination of potential moderators indicated that exercise duration, exercise intensity, type of cognitive performance assessed, and participant fitness were significant moderators. In conclusion, the effects of acute exercise on cognitive performance are generally small; however, larger effects are possible for particular cognitive outcomes and when specific exercise parameters are used.
Overview
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Verification
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
The source backs part of the claim, not all of it — or backs it for a different population, condition or comparison.
In the citing paper
“Within the preadolescent age range, previous meta-analyses have shown that enhanced cognitive functioning as a result of physical activity is most clearly seen in executive functions 12 and attention.8”
From Effects of physical activity on executive functions, attention and academic performance in preadolescent children: a meta-analysis (2018) · cites this paper as [8]
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn the citing paper
“Overall, the findings strongly indicate that transient cognitive benefits may be derived following single acute bouts of PA. Such effects appear strongest for preadolescent children and older adults and for a PA dose of moderate intensity (65–68), with further evidence supporting 11-20 minutes in duration as the optimal range for enhancing cognitive function (65).”
From Physical Activity, Cognition, and Brain Outcomes: A Review of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines (2019) · cites this paper as [65]
In the citing paper
“PA bouts lasting 11-20 minutes demonstrated the greatest benefits, with bouts lasting less than 11 minutes or more than 20 minutes having smaller effects on cognition (65).”
From Physical Activity, Cognition, and Brain Outcomes: A Review of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines (2019) · cites this paper as [65]
In the citing paper
“Studies demonstrate a small, transient improvement in cognition following the cessation of a single, acute bout of PA, with effect sizes (Cohen’s d, Cohen’s k, and Hedges’ g) ranging from 0.014 to 0.67 across six SRs and meta-analyses that summarized 12-79 studies (27, 65–68).”
From Physical Activity, Cognition, and Brain Outcomes: A Review of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines (2019) · cites this paper as [65]
In the citing paper
“Reported effects were most consistent for domains of executive function (65–68), but significant benefits were also realized for processing speed, attention (although see (27) for a discrepant finding) and memory (65, 66, 68).”
From Physical Activity, Cognition, and Brain Outcomes: A Review of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines (2019) · cites this paper as [65]
In the citing paper
“and other studies indicate that very light-, light-, and moderate-intensity PA benefited cognition, but hard-, very hard-, and maximal-intensity PA demonstrated no benefit (65, 80).”
From Physical Activity, Cognition, and Brain Outcomes: A Review of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines (2019) · cites this paper as [65]
In the citing paper
“Meta-analyses have found AE interventions to improve cognitive performance across a variety of domains, including attention, executive functioning, processing speed, motor functioning, and memory in healthy young and middle aged adults (Etnier et al., 1997; Smith et al., 2010; Chang et al., 2012;”
From Aerobic Exercise as a Tool to Improve Hippocampal Plasticity and Function in Humans: Practical Implications for Mental Health Treatment (2016) · cites this paper as Chang et al., 2012
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Citations
Cites
Quantifying heterogeneity in a meta‐analysis
Higgins, J. P. T., & Thompson, S. G. (2002) · Statistics in Medicine · doi:10.1002/sim.1186 · Cited by 36,763
(2014) · Medical Entomology and Zoology · Cited by 9,400
The Neuropsychological Assessment
Ogden, J. A. (2005) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/oso/9780195171358.003.0002 · Cited by 4,382
Assessing heterogeneity in meta-analysis: Q statistic or I² index?
Huedo-Medina, T. B., Sánchez-Meca, J., Marín-Martínez, F., & Botella, J. (2006) · Psychological Methods · doi:10.1037/1082-989x.11.2.193 · Cited by 4,256
Fitness Effects on the Cognitive Function of Older Adults: A Meta-Analytic Study
Colcombe, S., & Kramer, A. F. (2003) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1111/1467-9280.t01-1-01430 · Cited by 3,782
The relationship between physical activity and cognition in children: a meta-analysis
Sibley, B. A., & Etnier, J. L. (2003) · Pediatric Exercise Science · doi:10.1123/pes.15.3.243 · Cited by 1,308
Self-citationAngevaren, M., Aufdemkampe, G., Verhaar, H., Aleman, A., & Vanhees, L. (2008) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd005381.pub3 · Cited by 1,130
The effect of exercise-induced arousal on cognitive task performance: a meta-regression analysis
Lambourne, K., & Tomporowski, P. (2010) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2010.03.091 · Cited by 1,105
Effects of acute bouts of exercise on cognition
Tomporowski, P. D. (2003) · Acta Psychologica · doi:10.1016/s0001-6918(02)00134-8 · Cited by 1,030
Knaepen, K., Goekint, M., Heyman, E. M., & Meeusen, R. (2010) · Sports Medicine · doi:10.2165/11534530-000000000-00000 · Cited by 882
Flagged first, then by citations
Research works printed but not linked: 8
- Lipsey, 2000, vol. 49
- *Barnes, D. L., 2000. The effect of exercise-induced physiological arousal on working memory. Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
- *Delignieres, 1994, Influence of physical exercise on choice reaction time in sports experts: the mediating role of resource allocation, J. Hum. Mov. Stud., 27, 173
- *Kenney, J. L., 2006. The dose–response effects of melatonin ingestion on sustained exercise, thermoregulation, and associated neurobehavioral assessments. Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation, Boston University, Boston.
- *McMorris, 1996, Effect of exercise on soccer decision-making tasks of differing complexities, J. Hum. Mov. Stud., 30, 177
- *Pesce, 2002, Effects of a sub-maximal physical load on the orienting and focusing of visual attention, J. Hum. Mov. Stud., 42, 401
- *Pesce, 2004, Modulation of visuospatial attention at rest and during physical exercise: gender differences, Int. J. Sport Psychol., 35, 328
- *Rong, N., 1986. The effects of exhaustive exercise on fractionated hand and leg reaction time (fatigue). Master of Science Master's Thesis, Central Michigan University.
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Items 201–300 of 1,001
Does moderate hypoxia alter working memory and executive function during prolonged exercise?
Komiyama, T., Sudo, M., Higaki, Y., Kiyonaga, A., Tanaka, H., & Ando, S. (2014) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.11.057 · Cited by 64
Executive-Control Processes in High-Calorie Food Consumption
Hall, P. A. (2016) · Current Directions in Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/0963721415625049 · Cited by 73
Effect of Exercise Intensity and Duration on Postexercise Executive Function
Tsukamoto, H., Takenaka, S., Suga, T., Tanaka, D., Takeuchi, T., Hamaoka, T., Isaka, T., & Hashimoto, T. (2016) · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · doi:10.1249/mss.0000000000001155 · Cited by 67
Walking and Being Outdoors in Nature Increase Positive Affect and Energy
Fuegen, K., & Breitenbecher, K. H. (2018) · Ecopsychology · doi:10.1089/eco.2017.0036 · Cited by 63
Frodl, T., Strehl, K., Carballedo, A., Tozzi, L., Doyle, M., Amico, F., Gormley, J., Lavelle, G., & O’Keane, V. (2019) · Brain Imaging and Behavior · doi:10.1007/s11682-019-00088-6 · Cited by 70
Liu, L., Xin, X., & Zhang, Y. (2025) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1556721 · Cited by 73
The Effects of Load Carriage and Physical Fatigue on Cognitive Performance
Eddy, M. D., Hasselquist, L., Giles, G. E., Hayes, J. F., Howe, J. L., Rourke, J., Coyne, M. E., O’Donovan, M. P., Batty, J. M., Brunyé, T. T., et al. (2015) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0130817 · Cited by 68
Workout at work: Laboratory test of psychological and performance outcomes of active workstations.
Sliter, M. T., & Yuan, Z. (2014) · Journal of Occupational Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0038175 · Cited by 63
The Effects of Exercise on BDNF Levels in Adolescents: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
de Azevedo, K. P. M., Segundo, V. H. D. O., de Medeiros, G. C. B. S., Mata, Á. N. D. S., García, D. Á., Martínez, D. G., Leitão, J. C., Knackfuss, M. I., & Piuvezam, G. (2020) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph17176056 · Cited by 61
Acute and Chronic Exercise Effects on Human Memory: What We Know and Where to Go from Here
Loprinzi, P. D., Roig, M., Etnier, J. L., Tomporowski, P. D., & Voss, M. W. (2021) · Journal of Clinical Medicine · doi:10.3390/jcm10214812 · Cited by 75
Self-citationBabaei, P., & Azari, H. B. (2022) · Frontiers in Human Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnhum.2021.771553 · Cited by 64
Mavilidi, M. F., Pesce, C., Benzing, V., Schmidt, M., PAAS, F. G. W. C., Okely, A. D., & Vazou, S. (2022) · Educational Research Review · doi:10.1016/j.edurev.2022.100478 · Cited by 69
Sex-Related Differences in Mood Responses to Acute Aerobic Exercise
McDowell, C. P., Campbell, M. J., & Herring, M. P. (2016) · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · doi:10.1249/mss.0000000000000969 · Cited by 63
Cognitive function during exercise under severe hypoxia
Komiyama, T., Katayama, K., Sudo, M., Ishida, K., Higaki, Y., & Ando, S. (2017) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-017-10332-y · Cited by 61
Dhir, S., Teo, W., Chamberlain, S. R., Tyler, K., Yücel, M., & Segrave, R. A. (2021) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.07.008 · Cited by 61
Ketelhut, S., Martin‐Niedecken, A. L., Zimmermann, P., & Nigg, C. R. (2021) · Frontiers in Sports and Active Living · doi:10.3389/fspor.2021.693700 · Cited by 60
Examining the Acute Effects of Hatha Yoga and Mindfulness Meditation on Executive Function and Mood
Luu, K., & Hall, P. A. (2016) · Mindfulness · doi:10.1007/s12671-016-0661-2 · Cited by 60
Tari, B., Vanhie, J. J., Belfry, G. R., Shoemaker, J. K., & Heath, M. D. (2020) · Journal of Neurophysiology · doi:10.1152/jn.00240.2020 · Cited by 59
Sung, M., Ku, B., Leung, W. C. W., & MacDonald, M. (2021) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-021-05009-5 · Cited by 67
Exercising is good for the brain but exercising outside is potentially better
Boere, K., Lloyd, K., Binsted, G., & Krigolson, O. E. (2023) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-022-26093-2 · Cited by 72
Gapin, J. I., Labban, J. D., Bohall, S. C., Wooten, J. S., & Chang, Y. K. (2015) · Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health Science · doi:10.1016/j.jshs.2014.11.003 · Cited by 67
Self-citationExercise and fitness modulate cognitive function in older adults.
Chu, C., Chen, A., Hung, T., Wang, C.-C., & Chang, Y. (2015) · Psychology and Aging · doi:10.1037/pag0000047 · Cited by 62
Self-citationExercise–Cognition Interaction
McMorris, T. (2015) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-800778-5.00022-0 · Cited by 60
Skala, F., & Zemková, E. (2022) · Applied Sciences · doi:10.3390/app12031736 · Cited by 58
Kao, S., Chen, F., Moreau, D., Drollette, E. S., Amireault, S., Chu, C., & Chang, Y. (2022) · International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology · doi:10.1080/1750984x.2022.2155488 · Cited by 61
Self-citationCheng, A., Zhao, Z., Liu, H., Yang, J., & Luo, J. (2022) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.1013734 · Cited by 61
Zou, L., Herold, F., Ludyga, S., Kamijo, K., Müller, N. G., Pontifex, M. B., Heath, M. D., Kuwamizu, R., Soya, H., Hillman, C. H., et al. (2023) · Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health Science · doi:10.1016/j.jshs.2023.04.003 · Cited by 57
van Gelderen, M. J., Nijdam, M. J., & Vermetten, E. H. G. J. M. (2018) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00176 · Cited by 58
Ludyga, S., Pühse, U., Lucchi, S., Marti, J., & Gerber, M. (2018) · Journal of science and medicine in sport · doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2018.05.027 · Cited by 57
Executive functioning during prolonged exercise: a fatigue-based neurocognitive perspective
Schmit, C., & Brisswalter, J. (2018) · International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology · doi:10.1080/1750984x.2018.1483527 · Cited by 57
Williams, R. A., Cooper, S. B., Dring, K. J., Hatch, L. M., Morris, J. G., Sunderland, C. D., & Nevill, M. E. (2020) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-020-09484-w · Cited by 64
Acute Exercise Modulates Feature-selective Responses in Human Cortex
Bullock, T., Elliott, J. C., Serences, J. T., & Giesbrecht, B. (2016) · Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience · doi:10.1162/jocn_a_01082 · Cited by 56
Sandroff, B. M., Motl, R. W., Reed, W. R., Barbey, A. K., Benedict, R. H. B., & DeLuca, J. (2018) · Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · doi:10.1177/1545968318798938 · Cited by 58
Physical Activity Is Associated With Better Executive Function in University Students
Salas-Gómez, D., Fernández‐Gorgojo, M., Pozueta, A., Ceballos, I. D., Lamarain, M., Pérez, C., Kazimierczak, M., & Sánchez‐Juan, P. (2020) · Frontiers in Human Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnhum.2020.00011 · Cited by 67
Suwabe, K., Hyodo, K., Fukuie, T., Ochi, G., Inagaki, K., Sakairi, Y., & Soya, H. (2020) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.06.007 · Cited by 58
Ligeza, T. S., Maciejczyk, M., Kałamała, P., Szyguła, Z., & Wyczesany, M. (2018) · Biological Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2018.04.003 · Cited by 55
Physical Activity and Breast Cancer: an Opportunity to Improve Outcomes
Peterson, L. L., & Ligibel, J. A. (2018) · Current Oncology Reports · doi:10.1007/s11912-018-0702-1 · Cited by 59
McSween, M., Coombes, J. S., Mackay, C. P., Rodriguez, A. D., Erickson, K. I., Copland, D. A., & McMahon, K. L. (2018) · Sports Medicine · doi:10.1007/s40279-018-01039-9 · Cited by 62
Wang, C., Alderman, B. L., Wu, C., Chi, L., Chen, S., Chu, I., & Chang, Y. (2019) · Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology · doi:10.1123/jsep.2018-0244 · Cited by 55
Self-citationMcCartney, D., Desbrow, B., & Irwin, C. (2017) · Sports Medicine - Open · doi:10.1186/s40798-017-0079-y · Cited by 54
Decroix, L., Tonoli, C., Soares, D. D., Tagougui, S., Heyman, E., & MEEUSEN, R. R. (2016) · Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism · doi:10.1139/apnm-2016-0245 · Cited by 54
Employee Physical Activity: A Multidisciplinary Integrative Review
Calderwood, C. C., ten Brummelhuis, L. L., Patel, A. S., Watkins, T., Gabriel, A. S., & Rosen, C. C. (2020) · Journal of Management · doi:10.1177/0149206320940413 · Cited by 70
Amatriain‐Fernández, S., García‐Noblejas, M. E., & Budde, H. (2021) · Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports · doi:10.1111/sms.13934 · Cited by 57
History of Research into the Acute Exercise–Cognition Interaction
McMorris, T. (2015) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-800778-5.00001-3 · Cited by 65
Metcalfe, A. W. S., MacIntosh, B. J., Scavone, A., Ou, X., Korczak, D. J., & Goldstein, B. I. (2016) · Translational Psychiatry · doi:10.1038/tp.2016.85 · Cited by 54
Marraccini, M. E., Weyandt, L. L., Rossi, J. S., & Guðmundsdóttir, B. G. (2016) · Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1037/pha0000079 · Cited by 53
Wohlwend, M., Olsen, A., Haberg, A. K., & Palmer, H. S. (2017) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00406 · Cited by 60
Hendrikse, J. J., Kandola, A. A., Coxon, J. P., Rogasch, N. C., & Yücel, M. (2017) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.09.023 · Cited by 56
Salerno, E. A., Rowland, K. M., Kramer, A. F., & McAuley, E. (2019) · BMC Cancer · doi:10.1186/s12885-019-5589-1 · Cited by 57
Zlatar, Z. Z., Hays, C. C., Mestre, Z., Campbell, L. M., Meloy, M. J., Bangen, K. J., Liu, T. T., Kerr, J., & Wierenga, C. E. (2019) · Experimental Gerontology · doi:10.1016/j.exger.2019.110679 · Cited by 59
Herold, F., Aye, N., Lehmann, N., Taubert, M., & Müller, N. G. (2020) · Brain Sciences · doi:10.3390/brainsci10030175 · Cited by 56
Zhu, Y., Sun, F., Chiu, M. M., & Siu, A. Y.-S. (2021) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113505 · Cited by 58
Lind, R. R., Beck, M. M., Wikman, J., Malarski, K., Krustrup, P., Lundbye‐Jensen, J., & Geertsen, S. S. (2019) · Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports · doi:10.1111/sms.13485 · Cited by 52
Chang, Y., Chen, F., Kuan, G., Wei, G., Chu, C., Yan, J., Chen, A., & Hung, T. (2019) · Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnagi.2019.00227 · Cited by 56
Self-citationInoue, D. S., Monteiro, P. A., Gerosa-Neto, J., Santana, P. R., Peres, F. P., Edwards, K. M., & Lira, F. S. (2020) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-020-70326-1 · Cited by 53
Albaladejo‐García, C., García-Aguilar, F., & Moreno, F. J. (2023) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105108 · Cited by 57
Browne, S. E., Flynn, M. J., O’Neill, B. V., Howatson, G., Bell, P. G., & Haskell‐Ramsay, C. F. (2017) · Progress in brain research · doi:10.1016/bs.pbr.2017.06.003 · Cited by 52
Bielak, A. A. M., Mogle, J. A., & Sliwinski, M. J. (2017) · The Journals of Gerontology Series B · doi:10.1093/geronb/gbx145 · Cited by 52
Acute Aerobic Exercise Enhances Students’ Creativity
Román, P. Á. L., Vallejo, A. P., & Aguayo, B. B. (2018) · Creativity Research Journal · doi:10.1080/10400419.2018.1488198 · Cited by 54
Light aerobic exercise modulates executive function and cortical excitability
Morris, T. P., Fried, P. J., Macone, J., Stillman, A., Gomes‐Osman, J., Costa‐Miserachs, D., Tormos, J. M., Santarnecchi, E., & Pascual‐Leone, Á. (2019) · European Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1111/ejn.14593 · Cited by 52
Swimming‐related effects on cerebrovascular and cognitive function
Shoemaker, L. N., Wilson, L. C., Lucas, S. J. E., Machado, L., Thomas, K. N., & Cotter, J. D. (2019) · Physiological Reports · doi:10.14814/phy2.14247 · Cited by 52
Aguirre-Loaiza, H., Arenas, J., Padilla, I. A., Jiménez, A. M. F., Barbosa-Granados, S., Bermúdez, S. R., Ayala-Zuluaga, F., Núñez, C., & García-Más, A. (2019) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02774 · Cited by 64
Wilke, J. (2020) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-020-69139-z · Cited by 56
Bosch, B. M., Bringard, A., Logrieco, M. G., Lauer, E., Imobersteg, N., Thomas, A., Ferretti, G., Schwartz, S., & Iglói, K. (2021) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-021-93813-5 · Cited by 53
The Acute Effect of Exercise on Executive Function and Attention: Resistance Versus Aerobic Exercise
Tsuk, S., Netz, Y., Dunsky, A., Zeev, A., Carasso, R., Dwolatzky, T., Salem, R., Behar, S., & Rotstein, A. (2019) · Advances in Cognitive Psychology · doi:10.5709/acp-0269-7 · Cited by 51
Montalva-Valenzuela, F., Andrades-Ramírez, O., & Castillo-Paredes, A. (2022) · European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education · doi:10.3390/ejihpe12010006 · Cited by 51
Gymnasts and Orienteers Display Better Mental Rotation Performance Than Nonathletes
Schmidt, M., Egger, F., Kieliger, M., Rubeli, B., & Schüler, J. (2016) · Journal of Individual Differences · doi:10.1027/1614-0001/a000180 · Cited by 54
The Effects of Maximal Intensity Exercise on Cognitive Performance in Children
Samuel, R. D., Zavdy, O., Levav, M., Reuveny, R., Katz, U., & Dubnov‐Raz, G. (2017) · Journal of Human Kinetics · doi:10.1515/hukin-2017-0050 · Cited by 52
Acute Exercise and Neurocognitive Development in Preadolescents and Young Adults: An ERP Study
Chu, C., Kramer, A. F., Song, T., Wu, C., Hung, T., & Chang, Y. (2017) · Neural Plasticity · doi:10.1155/2017/2631909 · Cited by 55
Self-citationAcute and Long-term Effects of Resistance Training on Executive Function
Soga, K., Masaki, H., Gerber, M., & Ludyga, S. (2018) · Journal of Cognitive Enhancement · doi:10.1007/s41465-018-0079-y · Cited by 56
Loprinzi, P. D., Blough, J., Ryu, S., & Kang, M. (2018) · The Physician and Sportsmedicine · doi:10.1080/00913847.2018.1527647 · Cited by 58
Morris, J. L., Daly-Smith, A., Archbold, V. S. J., Wilkins, E. L., & McKenna, J. (2019) · Psychology of sport and exercise · doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101583 · Cited by 51
Landon, L. B., Douglas, G. L., Downs, M. E., Greene, M. R., Whitmire, A. M., Zwart, S. R., & Roma, P. G. (2019) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02571 · Cited by 56
Kao, S., Wang, C., & Hillman, C. H. (2019) · Brain and Cognition · doi:10.1016/j.bandc.2019.105508 · Cited by 51
Cognitive-Motor Dual Task Interference Effects on Declarative Memory: A Theory-Based Review
Tomporowski, P. D., & Qazi, A. S. (2020) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01015 · Cited by 58
Campbell, L. M., Paolillo, E. W., Heaton, A., Tang, B., Depp, C. A., Granholm, E. L., Heaton, R. K., Swendsen, J. D., Moore, D. J., & Moore, R. C. (2020) · JMIR mhealth and uhealth · doi:10.2196/19579 · Cited by 51
Renke, M. B., Marcinkowska, A. B., Kujach, S., & Winklewski, P. J. (2022) · Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnagi.2022.803332 · Cited by 50
Physical activity and cognitive function: moment-to-moment and day-to-day associations
Kekäläinen, T., Luchetti, M., Terracciano, A., Gamaldo, A. A., Mogle, J. A., Lovett, H. H., Brown, J., Rantalainen, T., Sliwinski, M. J., & Sutin, A. R. (2023) · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · doi:10.1186/s12966-023-01536-9 · Cited by 56
Multiple stages of information processing are modulated during acute bouts of exercise
Bullock, T., Cecotti, H., & Giesbrecht, B. (2015) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.08.046 · Cited by 55
Feter, N., Ligeza, T. S., Bashir, N., Shanmugam, R., Herrera, B. M., Aldabbagh, T., Usman, A.-F., Yonezawa, A., McCarthy, S., Herrera, D., et al. (2024) · British Journal of Sports Medicine · doi:10.1136/bjsports-2024-108444 · Cited by 49
Chang, Y., Chu, C., Chen, F., Hung, T., & Etnier, J. L. (2016) · Sports Medicine · doi:10.1007/s40279-016-0589-7 · Cited by 52
Self-citationHuang, T., Chen, F., Li, R., Hillman, C. H., Cline, T. L., Chu, C., Hung, T., & Chang, Y. (2022) · Sports Medicine - Open · doi:10.1186/s40798-022-00527-7 · Cited by 54
Self-citationZhou, Y., & Tolmie, A. K. (2024) · Brain Sciences · doi:10.3390/brainsci14020121 · Cited by 60
Berse, T., Rolfes, K., Barenberg, J., Dutke, S., Kuhlenbäumer, G., Völker, K., Winter, B., Wittig, M., & Knecht, S. (2015) · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00196 · Cited by 51
Impact of aerobic exercise on neurobehavioral outcomes
Smith, P. J., Potter, G. G., McLaren, M. E., & Blumenthal, J. A. (2013) · Mental health and physical activity · doi:10.1016/j.mhpa.2013.06.008 · Cited by 52
Executive function after exhaustive exercise
Sudo, M., Komiyama, T., Aoyagi, R., Nagamatsu, T., Higaki, Y., & Ando, S. (2017) · European Journal of Applied Physiology · doi:10.1007/s00421-017-3692-z · Cited by 50
The Effect of Acute Exercise on Encoding and Consolidation of Long-Term Memory
Labban, J. D., & Etnier, J. L. (2018) · Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology · doi:10.1123/jsep.2018-0072 · Cited by 48
Self-citationEffects of caffeine intake and exercise intensity on executive and arousal vigilance
Sanchís, C., Blasco, E., Luna, F. G., & Lupiáñez, J. (2020) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-020-65197-5 · Cited by 52
Associations Between Executive Functions and Physical Fitness in Preschool Children
Veraksa, А., Tvardovskaya, A. A., Gavrilova, M., Анатольевна, Я. В., & Musálek, M. (2021) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.674746 · Cited by 57
Cognitive Impairment during High-Intensity Exercise: Influence of Cerebral Blood Flow
Komiyama, T., Tanoue, Y., Sudo, M., Costello, J. T., Uehara, Y., Higaki, Y., & Ando, S. (2019) · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · doi:10.1249/mss.0000000000002183 · Cited by 48
Feng, X., Zhang, Z., Jin, T., & Shi, P. (2023) · BMC Psychology · doi:10.1186/s40359-023-01317-w · Cited by 54
O’Brien, J., Ottoboni, G., Tessari, A., & Setti, A. (2017) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0178739 · Cited by 47
An acute bout of localized resistance exercise can rapidly improve inhibitory control
Tsukamoto, H., Suga, T., Takenaka, S., Takeuchi, T., Tanaka, D., Hamaoka, T., Hashimoto, T., & Isaka, T. (2017) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0184075 · Cited by 49
Samani, A., & Heath, M. D. (2017) · Neuropsychologia · doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.11.029 · Cited by 47
Gutmann, B., Zimmer, P., Hülsdünker, T., Lefebvre, J., Binnebößel, S., Oberste, M., Bloch, W., Strüder, H. K., & Mierau, A. (2018) · Neuroscience Letters · doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2018.01.007 · Cited by 47
The effect of active hypohydration on cognitive function: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Goodman, S. P. J., Moreland, A. T., & Marino, F. E. (2019) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.03.008 · Cited by 47
Crombie, K. M., Sartin‐Tarm, A., Sellnow, K. A., Ahrenholtz, R., Lee, S., Matalamaki, M., Adams, T. G., & Cisler, J. M. (2021) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2021.103867 · Cited by 48
The relationship between academic performance and recreation use among first-year medical students
Slade, A. N., & Kies, S. M. (2015) · Medical Education Online · doi:10.3402/meo.v20.25105 · Cited by 46
Acute exercise and aerobic fitness influence selective attention during visual search
Bullock, T., & Giesbrecht, B. (2014) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01290 · Cited by 54
Chapagain, D., Virányi, Z., Wallis, L., Huber, L., Serra, J., & Range, F. (2017) · Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnagi.2017.00100 · Cited by 46
Metadata
- Authors
- Chang, Y. K., Labban, J. D., Gapin, J. I., & Etnier, J. L.
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro (US)
- Corresponding author
- Etnier, J.L.
- Venue
- Brain Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-05
- Volume
- 1453
- Pages
- 87-101
- ISSN
- 0006-8993 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2011039678
- Cited by
- 1,930
- References
- 107
- Citations by year
- 2026: 144 · 2025: 173 · 2024: 192 · 2023: 179 · 2022: 181 · 2021: 191 · 2020: 163 · 2019: 189 · 2018: 140 · 2017: 103 · 2016: 98 · 2015: 74 · 2014: 69 · 2013: 24 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 6.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Brain Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- NC Digital Online Collection of Knowledge and Scholarship (The University of North Carolina at Greensboro) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Keywords
- acute exercise, cognitive performance, exercise and cognition, exercise duration, exercise intensity, physical fitness, cognitive outcomes
- MeSH terms
- Cognition, Humans, Neuropsychological Tests, Exercise
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
