#executive function

Mar 25, 2026 Physical Activity

Does Sitting Harm Brain Health Even If You Exercise?

Older adults who sit more often score worse on memory and executive function. Here's what brain-volume, activity, and wearable research can and cannot show.

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Mar 22, 2026 Physical Activity

Low-Intensity Cycling Beat Moderate Exercise in One Small Trial

A small fNIRS trial found low-intensity cycling improved Stroop speed and parietal activation more than moderate exercise. What it means—and doesn't.

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Mar 21, 2026 Mental Health

Can Mild Cycling Sharpen Executive Function After 68?

A 3-month cycling trial improved Stroop performance with lower prefrontal activation in older adults. The neural-efficiency claim needs caution.

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Mar 21, 2026 Physical Activity

Dual-Task Exercise May Sharpen the Aging Brain More

Orienteering, reactive cycling, and other dual-task exercise may improve executive function more than exercise alone. Here's what trials show.

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Mar 21, 2026 Mental Health

Can Brain Training Improve Gait in Older Adults?

Brain training may improve dual-task gait in healthy older adults. Combined exercise-cognitive programs help in MCI, but dose and safety matter.

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Mar 18, 2026 Mental Health

HIIT and Teen Brains: Brain Signals, but No Clear Cognitive Gain

Can school HIIT sharpen teen cognition? Trials find no executive-function gains after short programs, though brain chemistry and hybrid training show signals.

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Mar 18, 2026 Mental Health

Can HIIT Sharpen Focus for Work? The Evidence Is Mixed

Acute HIIT may briefly improve inhibitory control and processing speed, but evidence for lasting cognitive gains or better work output remains thin.

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Mar 9, 2026 Cognitive Resilience

Resistance Training for Vascular Cognitive Impairment

A 12-month trial found a small cognitive edge for resistance training in vascular MCI. The result is promising, but fragile and unreplicated.

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Mar 8, 2026 Physical Activity

Exercise for Adult ADHD: Big Promise, Thin Trial Evidence

Exercise improves inhibitory control in children with ADHD, but adult trial evidence begins with one 14-person feasibility study. Here is what it means.

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Mar 8, 2026 Mental Health

Midlife Cognitive Training Works. Menopause May Matter.

Cognitive training improves executive function in midlife, but no trial shows whether perimenopause changes the response. What the evidence supports now.

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Mar 8, 2026 Physical Activity

Best Exercise for Kids’ Working Memory? Evidence Says It Depends

A 2025 network meta-analysis suggests dance may sharpen working-memory accuracy while aerobic exercise may speed reaction time in healthy kids.

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Mar 8, 2026 Physical Activity

Exercise for ADHD Executive Function: Best Modality, Unclear Dose

Meta-analyses agree combined cognitive-motor exercise beats aerobic alone for ADHD executive function in youth, but exact dose targets still look uncertain.

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