The Acute Effects of Exercise Intensity on Inhibitory Cognitive Control in Adolescents

Frontiers in Psychology

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关键词: adolescence;    physical education;    cognition;    Stroop test;    intensity;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00921

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Adolescence is an important stage for brain maturation. There are many studies of exercise-cognition relations, but there is still a lack of knowledge about the impact of combining different intensities of exercise on adolescents’ cognitive responses. The main objective of this study was to analyze the effect of three physical education sessions (based on Zumba dance) of different intensities (no exercise, predominantly light intensity, and predominantly vigorous intensity) on the inhibition response (measured with the Stroop test) in adolescents. Forty-four adolescent students (age 16.39 ± 0.68) completed a Stroop test before and after the three different physical education sessions. The results show than the predominantly vigorous session represented the strongest stimulus to increase cognitive inhibitory control. This means that the cognitive effect of exercise can be conditioned by exercise intensity and implies the need to control exercise intensity in physical educational programs for adolescents.

【 授权许可】

CC BY