Moderate aerobic exercise, but not anticipation of exercise, improves cognitive control.
Maximilian BergeltVanessa Fung YuanRichard O'BrienLaura E MiddletonWellington M Dos SantosPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Cognitive control improved after moderate aerobic exercise, but not in anticipation of exercise. Improvements on a Flanker task were also observed across sessions and time, indicative of a learning effect that should be considered in study design and analyses.