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aGraduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
bSchool of Psychological Sciences, National Autonomous University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
cBrain and Consciousness Research Center, Shuang-Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
dGraduate Institute of Mind, Brain and Consciousness, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
ePsychiatric Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
fGraduate Institute of Medicine, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
gDepartment of Physical Education, National Taiwan University of Sport, Taichung, Taiwan
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Received: December 13, 2022
Accepted: January 13, 2023
Published online: April 19, 2023
Number of Print Pages: 19
Number of Figures: 4
Number of Tables: 3
ISSN: 0302-282X (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0224 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/NPS
AbstractIntroduction: Although abundant research delving into the acute exercise-induced modulation of cognitive performance and the P300-ERP component has been conducted, there is a lack of consensus regarding whether or not this type of intervention has a beneficial effect on cognition and how it relates to the P300-ERP. Methods: To examine the possible sources of this discrepancy, we conducted a meta-analysis of ERP results together with cognitive performance that were systemically stratified by relevant demographic and methodological moderators. Results: Our results indicate that while acute exercise exerted an overall stable effect on cognitive improvement, associated with enlarged P300 amplitudes, the effect size varied across factors of age, biological sex, exercise intensity, exercise type, control type, and experimental design. Future research taking into consideration modulating factors as to avoid misestimating the beneficial effects of acute exercise are encouraged. Conclusion: All in all, and to our knowledge, this is the first meta-analysis quantitatively summarizing the relevant literature on the associations between P300-ERP correlates, acute exercise, and its positive influence on attention and cognitive performance in healthy individuals.
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Received: December 13, 2022
Accepted: January 13, 2023
Published online: April 19, 2023
Number of Print Pages: 19
Number of Figures: 4
Number of Tables: 3
ISSN: 0302-282X (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0224 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/NPS
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