The effects of acute high-intensity aerobic exercise on cognitive performance: A structured narrative review

Sudo, M., Costello, J. T., McMorris, T. and Ando, S. (2022) The effects of acute high-intensity aerobic exercise on cognitive performance: A structured narrative review. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 16. pp. 1-14. ISSN 1662-5153

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Abstract

It is well established that acute moderate-intensity exercise improves cognitive performance. However, the effects of acute high-intensity aerobic exercise on cognitive performance have not been well characterized. In this review, we summarize the literature investigating the exercise-cognition interaction, especially focusing on high-intensity aerobic exercise. We discuss methodological and physiological factors that potentially mediate cognitive performance in response to high-intensity exercise. We propose that the effects of high-intensity exercise on cognitive performance are primarily affected by the timing of cognitive task (during vs. after exercise, and the time delay after exercise). In particular, cognitive performance is more likely to be impaired during high-intensity exercise when both cognitive and physiological demands are high and completed simultaneously (i.e., the dual-task paradigm). The effects may also be affected by the type of cognitive task, physical fitness, exercise mode/duration, and age. Second, we suggest that interactions between changes in regional cerebral blood flow (CBF), cerebral oxygenation, cerebral metabolism, neuromodulation by neurotransmitters/neurotrophic factors, and a variety of psychological factors are promising candidates that determine cognitive performance in response to acute high-intensity exercise. The present review has implications for recreational, sporting, and occupational activities where high cognitive and physiological demands are required to be completed concurrently.

Publication Type: Articles
Additional Information: ** Licence for this article: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Uncontrolled Keywords: Neuroscience, cognition, dual task, cerebral blood flow, cerebral oxygenation, cerebral metabolism, neuromodulation
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV557 Sports
Q Science > QP Physiology
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Divisions: Academic Areas > Institute of Sport > Area > Sport and Exercise Psychology and Research Methods
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Date Deposited: 14 Oct 2022 08:20
Last Modified: 11 Nov 2022 11:31
URI: https://eprints.chi.ac.uk/id/eprint/6508

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