Key result
An acute bout of aerobic exercise did not improve Stroop interference compared to rest (p>0.6), while increased prefrontal blood flow correlated with worse cognitive speed and accuracy (p<0.05).
Why the study?
Does an acute bout of moderate intensity aerobic exercise improve cognitive Stroop task performance and correlate with prefrontal cortex oxygenation in human subjects?
Population
Human subjects
Comparison
30 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic… vs Equivalent time of rest
Authors
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Acute exercise does not enhance Stroop performance beyond practice effects; leaves open prefrontal blood flow–cognition links.
Does an acute bout of moderate intensity aerobic exercise improve cognitive Stroop task performance and correlate with prefrontal cortex oxygenation in human subjects?
p-value: p=>0.6
An acute bout of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise did not improve cognitive performance beyond the learning effect, and increased prefrontal blood flow correlated with worse cognitive speed and accuracy.
Amrita Pal (2018) studied this question. Acute bout of moderate intensity aerobic exercise vs. Equivalent time of rest was evaluated on Stroop interference (p=>0.6). An acute bout of aerobic exercise did not improve Stroop interference compared to rest (p>0.6), while increased prefrontal blood flow correlated with worse cognitive speed and accuracy (p<0.05).
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