Pedal cadence differentially impacts cerebral blood flow but not a postexercise executive function benefit: evidence from active and passive exercise
Abstract
Active and passive exercise improve executive function. Here, we demonstrate that a passive exercise cadence-based change in cerebral blood flow does not influence the extent of a postexercise executive function benefit. Thus, results show that an exercise-based increase in cerebral blood flow is not a primary moderator of a postexercise executive function benefit.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Traumatic Brain Injury Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Neurophysiology
- Publisher
- American Physiological Society
- Volume
- 135
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1518–1528
- Publication date
- 8 May 2026
- Language
- EN