Neurophysiological effects of acute aerobic exercise in young adults : A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Youssef, Layale, Harroum, Nesrine, Francisco, Beatrice A., Johnson, Liam, Arvisais, Denis, Pageaux, Benjamin, Romain, Ahmed Jérôme, Hayward, Kathryn S. and Neva, Jason L.. (2024). Neurophysiological effects of acute aerobic exercise in young adults : A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 164, p. Article 105811. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105811
Authors | Youssef, Layale, Harroum, Nesrine, Francisco, Beatrice A., Johnson, Liam, Arvisais, Denis, Pageaux, Benjamin, Romain, Ahmed Jérôme, Hayward, Kathryn S. and Neva, Jason L. |
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Abstract | Evidence continues to accumulate that acute aerobic exercise (AAE) impacts neurophysiological excitability as measured by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Yet, uncertainty exists about which TMS measures are modulated after AAE in young adults. The influence of AAE intensity and duration of effects are also uncertain. This pre-registered meta-analysis (CRD42017065673) addressed these uncertainties by synthesizing data from 23 studies (including 474 participants) published until February 2024. Meta-analysis was run using a random-effects model and Hedge’s g used as effect size. Our results demonstrated a decrease in short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) following AAE (g = 0.27; 95 % CI [0.16–0.38]; p <.0001), particularly for moderate (g = 0.18; 95 % CI [0.05–0.31]; p <.01) and high (g = 0.49; 95 % CI [0.27–0.71]; p <.0001) AAE intensities. These effects remained for 30 minutes after AAE. Additionally, increased corticospinal excitability was only observed for high intensity AAE (g = 0.28; 95 % CI, [0.07–0.48]; p <.01). Our results suggest potential mechanisms for inducing a more susceptible neuroplastic environment following AAE. |
Keywords | acute aerobic exercise; cycling; TMS; SICI; intracortical inhibition; corticospinal excitability |
Year | 2024 |
Journal | Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews |
Journal citation | 164, p. Article 105811 |
Publisher | Elsevier Ltd |
ISSN | 0149-7634 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105811 |
PubMed ID | 39025386 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85198972875 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Page range | 1-17 |
Funder | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) |
Centre de Recherche de l’Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal (CRIUGM) | |
Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal | |
Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche sur le Cerveau et l’Apprentissage (CIRCA) | |
Fonds de recherche du Québec-Santé | |
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) | |
National Heart Foundation of Australia | |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 18 Jul 2024 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 12 Jul 2024 |
Deposited | 06 May 2025 |
Grant ID | RGPIN-2020–05263 |
2016420 | |
106607 | |
313769 | |
Additional information | © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/91v75/neurophysiological-effects-of-acute-aerobic-exercise-in-young-adults-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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