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| Title |
Acute physical exercise improves shifting in adolescents at school: evidence for a dopaminergic contribution
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00196 |
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| Authors |
Timo Berse, Kathrin Rolfes, Jonathan Barenberg, Stephan Dutke, Gregor Kuhlenbäumer, Klaus Völker, Bernward Winter, Michael Wittig, Stefan Knecht |
| Abstract |
The executive function of shifting between mental sets demands cognitive flexibility. Based on evidence that physical exercise fostered cognition, we tested whether acute physical exercise can improve shifting in an unselected sample of adolescents. Genetic polymorphisms were analyzed to gain more insight into possibly contributing neurophysiological processes. We examined 297 students aged between 13 and 17 years in their schools. Physical exercise was manipulated by an intense incremental exercise condition using bicycle ergometers and a control condition which involved watching an infotainment cartoon while sitting calm. The order of conditions was counterbalanced between participants. Shifting was assessed by a switching task after both conditions. Acute intense physical exercise significantly improved shifting as indicated by reduced switch costs. Exercise-induced performance gains in switch costs were predicted by a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) targeting the Dopamine Transporter (DAT1/SLCA6A3) gene suggesting that the brain dopamine system contributed to the effect. The results demonstrate the potential of acute physical exercise to improve cognitive flexibility in adolescents. The field conditions of the present approach suggest applications in schools. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 14 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 43% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 29% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 7% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 2 | 14% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 64% |
| Scientists | 4 | 29% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 132 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 129 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 25 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 12% |
| Researcher | 13 | 10% |
| Professor | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 24 | 18% |
| Unknown | 22 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 34 | 26% |
| Sports and Recreations | 17 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 10% |
| Neuroscience | 9 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 22 | 17% |
| Unknown | 31 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 August 2015.
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