Why the study?
Does acute aerobic exercise intensity improve response inhibition and its neural correlates in healthy young adults?
Comparison
Low, moderate, or high exercise intensity across pre-exercise, during exercise, and two recovery phases
Design
EEG study
Key result
Acute aerobic exercise temporarily reduced reaction times during exercise compared to pre-exercise control, particularly at high intensities, but performance returned to baseline during recovery.
Authors
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No lasting post-exercise benefit; hypothesis-generating for acute intensity effects on response inhibition.
Does acute aerobic exercise intensity improve response inhibition and its neural correlates in healthy young adults?
Acute aerobic exercise temporarily enhances response execution and stopping efficiency during exercise, especially at higher intensities, but these cognitive benefits do not persist into the short post-exercise recovery period.
Takayose et al. (2026) studied Healthy (n=21). Acute aerobic exercise vs. Pre-exercise control was evaluated on Reaction times, accuracy measures, and ERP components (P2, N2, and P3) during a stop-signal task. Acute aerobic exercise temporarily reduced reaction times during exercise compared to pre-exercise control, particularly at high intensities, but performance returned to baseline during recovery.
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