Regular physical activity improves executive function during task switching in young adults

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 304-311

  Kamijo, Keita ^a   Takeda, Yuji ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

ERPs; Executive function; P3; Physical activity; Task switching; Working memory; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESPONSE TIME; SITTING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ATTENTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, P300; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77549084646     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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