Brief Pre-Class Physical Exercise Selectively Enhances Mathematics-Specific Inhibitory Control: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Authentic Classrooms

Educational Psychology Review 2026 Open access

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Authors: Zhihao Zhang, Weijia Zhu, Yiming Tao, Xiaoxin Fan, Fabian Herold, Myrto F. Mavilidi, Zhengmin Huang, Qian Yu, Peng Wang, David R. Lubans, Caterina Pesce, Charles H. Hillman
+9 more Matthew Heath, C. Shawn Green, Ronghuan Jiang, Tomasz S. Ligeza, Mingyi Liu, Aiguo CHEN, Liye Zou, Xia Xu, Fred Paas
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-025-10101-8
Cited by: 11
References: 71

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills Education Achievement and Giftedness Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes

Publication details

Journal / source
Educational Psychology Review
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
38
Issue
1
Publication date
6 January 2026
Language
EN