Inter-individual differences in working memory improvement after acute mild and moderate aerobic exercise.

ABSTRACT: Many studies have shown that aerobic exercise improves cognitive function and maintains brain health. In particular, moderate-intensity exercise is effective for improving cognitive performance. However, there is no strong consensus on whether a single exercise session improves working memory (WM) function, as it does inhibitory function. It is possible that these discrepancies involve inter-individual differences in WM function. Therefore, we investigated whether acute mild and moderate aerobic exercise improve WM, and whether there exist inter-individual differences in improvements in WM. Thirty healthy subjects were recruited and participated in three experimental conditions (control, mild-intensity exercise, and moderate-intensity exercise). Subjects performed 10 min of exercise on a c

SUBMITTER: Yamazaki Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6312311 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature