A Single Bout of Exercise Provides a Persistent Benefit to Cognitive Flexibility

• Published in: Research quarterly for exercise and sport Vol. 93; no. 3; pp. 516 - 527
• Main Authors: Shukla, Diksha, Heath, Matthew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Routledge 03.07.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Acute exercise; aerobic; Cognitive ability; Executive function; Exercise; Experiments; Flexibility; saccades; Saccadic eye movements

Purpose: A single bout of exercise enhances activity within the cortical networks that support executive function. It is, however, unclear whether exercise improves each core component of executive function and for how long a putative benefit might persist. Method: In Experiment 1, participants comp...