Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Response Inhibition in Adult Patients with ADHD.

ABSTRACT: Previous studies suggest beneficial effects of aerobic exercise on executive functions, which are a core deficit in ADHD. The aim of the present fMRI study was to investigate acute effects of aerobic exercise on inhibitory control and related brain activation in adult patients with ADHD. 23 patients and 23 matched healthy controls performed on a Go/No-go task in an MRI scanner, following both, an exercise condition involving 30 min of cycling at moderate intensity, and a control condition. ADHD patients compared to healthy controls showed increased brain activation during successful inhibition in the exercise compared to the control condition in parietal, temporal, and occipital regions. Exercise did not improve behavioral performance in either group, but in ADHD patients, exercise-related

SUBMITTER: Mehren A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6934617 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature