"Effects of Acute Exercise on Cognition: Consideration of Potential Mod" by Lucy C. Wilson, Elizabeth Carwile et al.
 

Honors Theses

Date of Award

Spring 5-8-2025

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management

First Advisor

Paul Loprinzi

Second Advisor

Kofan Lee

Third Advisor

Matthew Jesse

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

The present thesis aims to determine the effects, if any, of six potential moderators on the effects of acute moderate-intensity exercise on cognitive functioning. The modes of exercise undertaken by the participants included treadmill (Experiment 1) and stationary bike (Experiment 2) exercise. Participants in each experiment either exercised or rested for twenty minutes and then participated in either a memory recall task or cognitive functioning (“Stroop”) task. The bouts of either exercise or rest on the stationary bike were followed by a rest period during which the participant would be exposed to either standard air oxygen levels (normoxia) or hypoxic conditions before undertaking the Stroop task. The results indicated no significant influence of the potential moderators on the effects of exercise on cognitive functioning. Acute, moderate-intensity treadmill exercise was found to have positive effects on cognitive functioning, but stationary bike exercise had no significant effect.

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