Pérez Laura, Padilla Concepción, Parmentier Fabrice B R, Andrés Pilar
Neuropsychology and Cognition Group, Research Institute on Health Sciences and Department of Psychology of the University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain; Neuropsychology and Cognition Group, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Palma, Palma, Spain.
PLoS One. 2014 Jul 10;9(7):e101478. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101478. eCollection 2014.
The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that chronic physical exercise improves attentional control in young healthy participants. To do this, we compared the performance of physically active and passive participants in the Attentional Network Task, which allows for the assessment of the executive, orienting and alerting networks. The results showed a selective positive effect of exercise on the executive network. These results extend the evidence gathered in children, older adults and certain clinical populations suggesting that exercise can also improve attentional control in healthy young adults.
本研究的目的是检验慢性体育锻炼可改善年轻健康参与者注意力控制的假设。为此，我们比较了积极运动和不运动的参与者在注意力网络任务中的表现，该任务可用于评估执行、定向和警觉网络。结果显示运动对执行网络有选择性的积极影响。这些结果扩展了在儿童、老年人和某些临床人群中收集的证据，表明运动也可以改善健康年轻成年人的注意力控制。
