The Acute Effects of Moderate-Intensity Aerobic Exercise on Core Executive Functions in Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic Review

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dc.authoridCEYLAN, LEVENT/0000-0002-3045-1211
dc.contributor.authorCakaloglu, Erdem
dc.contributor.authorYuksel, Hidayet Suha
dc.contributor.authorSahin, Fatma Nese
dc.contributor.authorGuler, Ozkan
dc.contributor.authorArslanoglu, Erkal
dc.contributor.authorYamak, Bade
dc.contributor.authorAydogmus, Mert
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:26:27Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:26:27Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThere is growing interest in examining acute effects of exercise on cognitive functions and neurocognitive outcomes. These behavioral and neurocognitive outcomes have been most frequently investigated in healthy young individuals, but relatively few studies have examined healthy older adults. This study aimed to systematically review the effects of acute moderate-intensity aerobic exercise (MIAE) on core executive functions, including inhibition, working memory, and cognitive flexibility, in healthy older adults. A database search of PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science was conducted using a systematic search strategy. Acute MIAE interventions assessing core executive functions using randomized or stratified controlled trials investigating healthy older adults were reviewed. Eleven studies were identified, and the behavioral results from all included studies revealed that acute MIAE can improve core executive functions in healthy adults. However, incompatible results were observed in activated areas of the prefrontal cortex following MIAE in older adults. The limited number of studies investigating the effects of MIAE on core executive functions in older healthy adults with moderate overall quality restricts the conclusions. Therefore, more robust quality studies using neuroimaging techniques to investigate core executive functions, especially working memory and cognitive flexibility, are needed to explain the neural and behavioral mechanisms.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/life15020230
dc.identifier.issn2075-1729
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.pmid40003639
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85219008798
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/life15020230
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/4689
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001430961800001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMdpi
dc.relation.ispartofLife-Basel
dc.relation.publicationcategoryDiğer
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250323
dc.subjectcognitive functions
dc.subjectcognitive flexibility
dc.subjectelderly
dc.subjectinhibition
dc.subjectworking memory
dc.titleThe Acute Effects of Moderate-Intensity Aerobic Exercise on Core Executive Functions in Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic Review
dc.typeReview

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