APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
The Role of Cognitive Effort in the Effect of Exercise on Cognition
- Nataria Joseph
Pepperdine University - Janet Trammell
Pepperdine University - Nathaniel Thompson
Pepperdine University - Lavin Lahiji
Pepperdine University - Rebecca Lazuka
Pepperdine University - Ellie Thore
Pepperdine University
Abstract
While exercise is generally understood to enhance cognitive function, the role of mental effort in complex exercise is less understood. Preliminary results suggest that increased mental effort may result in greater cognitive benefits such as better memory and faster reaction time compared to exercise with lower mental effort.
Cognitive Processes
