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Lifting cognition: a meta-analysis of effects of resistance exercise on cognition
Psychological research, v 84(5), pp 1167-1183
01 Jul 2020
PMID: 30627769
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Abstract
The health benefits of resistance exercises are well established; however, the effects of resistance training on cognition are not as well understood. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the evidence of resistance exercise's effects on cognition. A systematic search identified 24 studies that were included in the analyses. These articles ranged in the protocols utilized and in how they studied the effects of resistance training on cognition. Four primary analyses were carried out to assess the effects of resistance exercise on cognitive outcomes: (1) composite cognitive scores, (2) screening measures of cognitive impairment, (3) measures of executive functions, and (4) measures of working memory. Results revealed positive effects of resistance training on composite cognitive scores (SMD 0.71, 95% CI 0.30-1.12), screening measures of cognitive impairment (SMD 1.28, 95% CI 0.39-2.18), and executive functions (SMD 0.39, 95% CI 0.04-0.74), but no effect on measures of working memory (SMD 0.151, 95% CI - 0.21 to 0.51). High heterogeneity was observed in all analyses. Resistance training appears to have positive effects on cognition; however, future research will need to determine why the effects are so variable.
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- Title
- Lifting cognition: a meta-analysis of effects of resistance exercise on cognition
- Creators
- Jon-Frederick Landrigan - Drexel UniversityTyler Bell - University of Alabama at BirminghamMichael Crowe - Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1300 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USAOlivio J Clay - Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1300 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USADaniel Mirman - Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1300 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
- Publication Details
- Psychological research, v 84(5), pp 1167-1183
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000537736200001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85059837648
- Other Identifier
- 991021866808304721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Experimental