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The Effect of Acute Aerobic and Resistance Exercise on Working Memory

PONTIFEX, MATTHEW B., HILLMAN, CHARLES H., FERNHALL, BO, THOMPSON, KELLI M., VALENTINI, TERESA A.·2009·Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

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PURPOSE: The goal of this investigation was to assess the influence of acute bouts of aerobic versus resistance exercise on the executive control of working memory. METHODS: Twenty-one young adult participants completed a cardiorespiratory fitness test and maximal strength tests. On subsequent days, task performance measures of reaction time (RT) and accuracy were collected while participants completed a modified Sternberg working memory task before the start of, immediately after, and 30 min after an intervention consisting of 30 min of either resistance or aerobic exercise and a seated rest control. RESULTS: Findings indicated shorter RT immediately and 30 min after acute aerobic exercise relative to the preexercise baseline with no such effects observed after resistance exercise or seated rest. Further, in the aerobic condition, a larger reduction in RT from the baseline occurred during task conditions requiring increased working memory capacity. Again, no effect was observed in the resistance exercise or the seated rest conditions. CONCLUSION: These data extend the current knowledge base by indicating that acute exercise-induced changes in cognition are disproportionately related to executive control and may be specific to the aerobic exercise domain.

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Authors
PONTIFEX, M. B., HILLMAN, C. H., FERNHALL, B., THOMPSON, K. M., & VALENTINI, T. A.
Venue
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Published
2009-04
Volume
41
Issue
4
Pages
927-934
ISSN
0195-9131 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2106331632
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391
References
9
FWCI
8.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
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PONTIFEX, M. B., HILLMAN, C. H., FERNHALL, B., THOMPSON, K. M., & VALENTINI, T. A. (2009). The Effect of Acute Aerobic and Resistance Exercise on Working Memory. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0b013e3181907d69

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