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  • Exercise Physiology
  • Human Performance

Background:

  • Physical exercise is increasingly recognized for its positive impact on cognitive functions, particularly inhibitory control.
  • However, robust evidence on long-term interventions for inhibitory control in healthy, sedentary young adults is still needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of a 12-week cardiovascular exercise program on behavioral and neuroelectric measures of inhibitory control.
  • To assess changes in response time and event-related potentials (N2 and P3b components) in sedentary young adults.

Main Methods:

  • Randomized controlled trial with 62 sedentary young adults.
  • Experimental group: 12 weeks of cycling ergometer exercise (6 weeks moderate-intensity continuous exercise, 6 weeks moderate- to high-intensity interval exercise).
  • Control group: Passive monitoring. Inhibitory control assessed via flanker task with EEG at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks.

Main Results:

  • The exercise group showed progressive reduction in response time for incongruent trials without accuracy loss.
  • Neuroelectric analysis revealed decreased N2 amplitudes and faster P3b latencies in the exercise group for incongruent trials.
  • The control group had delayed response time improvements and decreased accuracy.

Conclusions:

  • A 12-week cardiovascular exercise intervention significantly enhances behavioral and neuroelectric indices of inhibitory control in sedentary young adults.
  • This study underscores the potential of exercise as an accessible and effective strategy for improving cognitive health in this population.