Acute exercise increases cortical delta, theta, alpha, and beta EEG power, with a moderately large effect size of 0.38 to 0.75 standard deviations¶
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q2 i2 A review of 18 acute exercise EEG studies found significant increases in alpha, delta, theta, and beta activity with effect sizes of 0.38 to 0.75 standard deviations across cortical regions. → Basso Julia C. 2017
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Basso Julia C. 2017¶
Basso Julia C., Suzuki Wendy A. (2017). The Effects of Acute Exercise on Mood, Cognition, Neurophysiology, and Neurochemical Pathways: A Review. Brain Plasticity. https://doi.org/10.3233/BPL-160040
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Review (Crabbe and Dishman) of 18 acute exercise EEG studies with protocols of 2 to 60 minutes and heart rates of 89 to 200 beats per minute. The review reports the printed effect-size range of 0.38 to 0.75 standard deviations. Quotes the fragment "ranging from 0.38 to 0.75 standard deviations".
"Despite this range in exercise protocols, the effect size was moderately large, ranging from 0.38 to 0.75 standard deviations, with similar patterns of activation seen across different brain regions including the frontal, temporal, central/parietal, and occipitalcortices"
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Acute exercise increases cortical delta, theta, alpha, and beta EEG power, with a moderately large effect size of 0.38 to 0.75 standard deviations |
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Acute exercise increases cortical delta, theta, alpha, and beta EEG power, with a moderately large effect size of 0.38 to 0.75 standard deviations |
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2017 |
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