Executive function during acute exercise: The role of exercise intensity

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 358-367

  Wang, Chun Chih ^a   Chu, Chien Heng ^a   Chu, I Hua ^b   Chan, Kuei Hui ^a   Chang, Yu Kai ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN SPORT UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cognition; Dose response relationship; Transient hypofrontality; Wisconsin card sorting test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883757937     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.35.4.358     Document Type: Article

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