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The effects of acute exercise on cognitive performance: a meta-analysis.

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The effects of acute exercise on cognitive performance are generally small; however, larger effects are possible for particular cognitive outcomes and when specific exercise parameters are used.
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This article is published in Brain Research.The article was published on 2012-05-09 and is currently open access. It has received 1286 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Exercise intensity & Exercise physiology.

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The Effects of Acute Exercise on Mood, Cognition, Neurophysiology, and Neurochemical Pathways: A Review

TL;DR: The cognitive and behavioral changes that occur with acute exercise in humans and animal model studies documenting the wide range of neurophysiological and neurochemical alterations that occur after a single bout of exercise are summarized.
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Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognitive Functioning and Wellbeing: Biological and Psychological Benefits.

TL;DR: This concise review addresses the biological and psychological positive effects of PE describing the results obtained on brain plasticity and epigenetic mechanisms in animal and human studies, in order to clarify how to maximize the positive results of PE while avoiding negative consequences, as in the case of exercise addiction.
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The effects of cardiovascular exercise on human memory: a review with meta-analysis.

TL;DR: It is argued that acute and long-term cardiovascular exercise represent two distinct but complementary strategies to improve memory and Strategically combined, acute andlong-term interventions could maximize the benefits of cardiovascular exercise on memory.
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Quantifying heterogeneity in a meta‐analysis

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ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the benefits and risks associated with physical activity and propose a general principles of exercise prescription for healthy populations with special consideration and environmental consideration, as well as a prescription for patients with chronic diseases and health conditions.
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Fitness Effects on the Cognitive Function of Older Adults: A Meta-Analytic Study

TL;DR: Fitness training was found to have robust but selective benefits for cognition, with the largest fitness-induced benefits occurring for executive-control processes.
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Assessing heterogeneity in meta-analysis: Q statistic or I2 index?

TL;DR: The results show the utility of the I(2) index as a complement to the Q test, although it has the same problems of power with a small number of studies.
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The Relationship between Physical Activity and Cognition in Children: A Meta-Analysis

TL;DR: It is concluded that there is a significant positive relationship between physical activity and cognitive functioning in children and the need to justify exercise and PE programs in the schools has returned.
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