TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effects of Combined Physical and Cognitive Training on Inhibitory Control
T2 - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
AU - Dhir, Sakshi
AU - Teo, Wei Peng
AU - Chamberlain, Samuel R.
AU - Tyler, Kaelasha
AU - Yücel, Murat
AU - Segrave, Rebecca A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship and the David Winston Turner Endowment Fund . SRC’s role in this research was supported by a Wellcome Clinical Fellowship ( 110049/Z/15/A & 110049/Z/15/Z ).
Funding Information:
SRC receives an honorarium for editorial work at Elsevier. He previously consulted for Promentis. MY has received funding from Monash University , and Australian Government funding bodies such as the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC ; including Fellowship #APP1117188), the Australian Research Council (ARC) , Australian Defence Science and Technology (DST) , and the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DIIS) . He has also received philanthropic donations from the David Winston Turner Endowment Fund , Wilson Foundation , as well as payments in relation to court-, expert witness-, and/or expert review-reports. RAS has received funding from Monash University, NHMRC, the David Winston Turner Endowment Fund , and the Wilson Foundation. The funding sources had no role in the design, management, data analysis, presentation, or interpretation and write-up of the data.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2021/9
Y1 - 2021/9
N2 - While strong inhibitory control is critical for health and wellbeing, there are no broadly applicable effective behavioural interventions that enhance it. This meta-analysis examined the neurocognitive rationale for combined physical and cognitive training and synthesised the rapidly growing body of evidence examining combined paradigms to enhance inhibitory control. Across the research to date, there was a small positive effect (n studies = 16, n participants = 832) of combined training on improving inhibitory control. Sub-group analyses showed small-moderate positive effects when the physical component of the combined training was moderately intense, as opposed to low or vigorous intensities; moderate positive effects were found in older adults, as compared to adolescents and adults; and healthy individuals and those with vascular cognitive impairment, as compared to ADHD, ASD, mild cognitive impairment and cancer survivors. This is the first meta-analysis to provide evidence that combined physical, specifically when moderately intense, and cognitive training has the capacity to improve inhibitory control, particularly when delivered to healthy individuals and those experiencing age-related decline.
AB - While strong inhibitory control is critical for health and wellbeing, there are no broadly applicable effective behavioural interventions that enhance it. This meta-analysis examined the neurocognitive rationale for combined physical and cognitive training and synthesised the rapidly growing body of evidence examining combined paradigms to enhance inhibitory control. Across the research to date, there was a small positive effect (n studies = 16, n participants = 832) of combined training on improving inhibitory control. Sub-group analyses showed small-moderate positive effects when the physical component of the combined training was moderately intense, as opposed to low or vigorous intensities; moderate positive effects were found in older adults, as compared to adolescents and adults; and healthy individuals and those with vascular cognitive impairment, as compared to ADHD, ASD, mild cognitive impairment and cancer survivors. This is the first meta-analysis to provide evidence that combined physical, specifically when moderately intense, and cognitive training has the capacity to improve inhibitory control, particularly when delivered to healthy individuals and those experiencing age-related decline.
KW - Behavioural Interventions
KW - Cognitive Training
KW - Combined Modality Interventions
KW - Exercise
KW - Inhibitory Control
KW - Meta-analysis
KW - Physical Training
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U2 - 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.07.008
DO - 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.07.008
M3 - Review Article
C2 - 34256070
AN - SCOPUS:85110675624
VL - 128
SP - 735
EP - 748
JO - Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
JF - Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
SN - 0149-7634
ER -