Effect of football activity and physical fitness on information processing, inhibitory control and working memory in adolescents.

Ryan A WilliamsSimon B CooperKarah J DringLorna HatchJohn G MorrisCaroline SunderlandMary E Nevill

Published in: BMC public health (2020)

The present study shows that higher levels of physical fitness are beneficial for cognitive function and provides novel evidence that an ecologically valid, and popular, form of exercise is beneficial for working memory following exercise, in high-fit participants only.

Keyphrases

working memory
physical activity
high intensity
transcranial direct current stimulation
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
young adults
resistance training
health information