Aerobic Exercise and Neurocognitive Performance: A Meta-Analytic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Author(s) -
Patrick J. Smith,
James A. Blumenthal,
Benson M. Hoffman,
Harris Cooper,
Timothy J. Strauman,
Kathleen A. WelshBohmer,
Jeffrey N. Browndyke,
Andrew Sherwood
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
psychosomatic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.62
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 1534-7796
pISSN - 0033-3174
DOI - 10.1097/psy.0b013e3181d14633
Subject(s) - neurocognitive , aerobic exercise , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , medicine , physical therapy , confidence interval , working memory , physical medicine and rehabilitation , cognition , psychiatry
To assess the effects of aerobic exercise training on neurocognitive performance. Although the effects of exercise on neurocognition have been the subject of several previous reviews and meta-analyses, they have been hampered by methodological shortcomings and are now outdated as a result of the recent publication of several large-scale, randomized, controlled trials (RCTs).
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