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标题：The exercise–cognition relationship: A virtuous circle
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作者：Michel Audiffren ; Nathalie André
期刊名称：Journal of Sport and Health Science
印刷版ISSN：2095-2546
出版年度：2019
卷号：8
期号：4
页码：1-9
DOI：10.1016/j.jshs.2019.03.001
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：Exercise and health psychology have generated 2 sets of empirical studies guided by separate theory-driven axes. The first axis focuses on the causal relationship between chronic exercise and cognition and, more particularly, high-level cognitive functions such as executive functions (EFs). The second axis examines factors influencing the adherence process to physical activity (PA). Research conducted during the past decade shows that these 2 topics are closely linked, with EFs and effortful control playing a pivotal role in the bidirectional relationship linking PA and mental/brain health. The present article supports the idea that an individual engaged in the regular practice of effortful PA initiates a virtuous circle linking PA and effortful control in a bidirectional way. On the one hand, chronic exercise leads to an improvement of EFs and effortful control. On the other hand, gains in EFs and effortful control effectiveness lead to a reciprocal facilitation of the maintenance of PA over time. Some limitations and perspectives to this effort hypothesis are proposed in the last part of the article.
关键词：Adherence ; Effort ; Executive functions ; Physical activity ; Salience network