Acute and Chronic Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Motor Inhibition and Cortical Excitability in Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Jia‐Ling Sun, Jung‐Chi Chang, Pou‐Leng Cheong, Hsiao‐I Kuo · 2026
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Sun and colleagues test whether exercise helps teenagers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, in this 2026 study. Teens with ADHD often struggle to stop an action once it has started. This skill is called motor inhibition. Changes in how excitable the brain's outer layer is may lie behind the problem. Twenty-four teenagers took part. The trial compared one session of aerobic exercise, a longer exercise program, and a control condition, with tests before and after each.
Both the single session and the longer program improved the teens' ability to stop an action. The longer program helped more. It also lowered brain excitability compared with both the control condition and the single session. The teens whose stopping skill improved most also showed the largest gains in brain inhibition. The authors say regular exercise may work as a therapy because it changes the brain activity involved.
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| CREATOR | Jia‐Ling Sun, Jung‐Chi Chang, Pou‐Leng Cheong, Hsiao‐I Kuo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |