| Effect of acute exercise on executive function in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 22306962 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This study was conducted to determine the effect of acute aerobic exercise on executive function in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Forty children with ADHD were randomly assigned into exercise or control groups. Participants in the exercise group performed a moderate intensity aerobic exercise for 30 min, whereas the control group watched a running/exercise-related video. Neuropsychological tasks, the Stroop Test and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), were assessed before and after each treatment. The results indicated that acute exercise facilitated performance in the Stroop Test, particularly in the Stroop Color-Word condition. Additionally, children in the exercise group demonstrated improvement in specific WCST performances in Non-perseverative Errors and Categories Completed, whereas no influences were found in those performances in the control group. Tentative explanations for the exercise effect postulate that exercise allocates attention resources, influences the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, and is implicated in exercise-induced dopamine release. These findings are promising and additional investigations to explore the efficacy of exercise on executive function in children with ADHD are encouraged. |
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Authors:
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Yu-Kai Chang; Suyen Liu; Hui-Hsiang Yu; Yuan-Hung Lee |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2012-02-03 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists Volume: 27 ISSN: 1873-5843 ISO Abbreviation: Arch Clin Neuropsychol Publication Date: 2012 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-02-20 Completed Date: 2012-06-12 Revised Date: 2012-08-22 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9004255 Medline TA: Arch Clin Neuropsychol Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 225-37 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Graduate Institute of Coaching Science, National Taiwan Sport University, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, Republic of China. |
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Adolescent Analysis of Variance Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity* / complications, physiopathology, rehabilitation Blood Pressure Child Cognition Disorders / etiology*, rehabilitation* Executive Function / physiology* Exercise Therapy / methods* Female Heart Rate Humans Male Neuropsychological Tests Physical Exertion |
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