Research Article

Intensity-Dependent Effects of Acute Exercise on Executive Function

Table 2

Behavioral performance during the executive function tasks for each group and condition.

VariableModerate intensityHigh intensity
Control mean (SE)Exercise mean (SE)Control mean (SE)Exercise mean (SE)

Flanker task
Interference score (ms)80 (4)74 (3)72 (4)70 (3)
RT congruent (ms)464 (11)462 (10)475 (10)458 (10)
RT incongruent (ms)543 (12)536 (11)547 (12)528 (10)
Error rate0.029 (0.004)0.027 (0.004)0.023 (0.003)0.025 (0.004)
Omission rate0.006 (0.002)0.005 (0.002)0.007 (0.004)0.003 (0.018)
Go/No-go task
Sensitivity index ()3.45 (0.11)3.61 (0.13)3.52 (0.12)3.45 (0.13)
Hit rate0.974 (0.009)0.976 (0.007)0.981 (0.007)0.964 (0.015)
Correct inhibition rate0.918 (0.014)0.930 (0.017)0.914 (0.012)0.915 (0.014)
RT hits (ms)517 (11)514 (11)531 (14)525 (14)

RT = reaction time; SE = standard error of the mean.