Episodic Memories Bias Contextual Threat Inferences after Aerobic and Mind-Body Exercise.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Contextual threat inference is the process by which latent environmental threat is recognized, a key component of memory which guides decision making. This study sought to interrogate the contribution of episodic memory towards contextual threat inference and determine if acute exercise, an intervention which impacts memory, could magnify the effects of memory on contextual threat inferences.

Methods

Participants (N = 88) underwent two study visits, which each included a contextual threat learning- and inference-task interspersed with 30-minutes of exercise. Memory probes were embedded during the learning task and manipulated during the inference task. Participants were randomized to complete either moderate- and low-intensity aerobic exercise or yo

SUBMITTER: Leri J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12758897 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature