Effects of acute aerobic exercise on multiple aspects of executive function in preadolescent children

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 627-636

  Chen, Ai Guo ^a   Yan, Jun ^a   Yin, Heng Chan ^b   Pan, Chien Yu ^c   Chang, Yu Kai ^d  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN SPORT UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute exercise; Inhibition; Preadolescence; Shifting; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905372802     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.06.004     Document Type: Article

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