简介:Purpose:Thepurposeofthisstudywastodeterminetheeffectsofacuteexerciseonmotorresponseinhibitionusingbothbehavioralandelectrophysiologicalapproaches.Methods:TheP3andN1event-relatedpotential(ERP)componentswererecordedwhileperformingastop-signaltaskin21collegestudentsfollowingamoderatelyintenseacuteexerciseboutfor30minandasedentarycontrolsessionthatinvolvedreading.Results:Acuteexerciseinducedashorterstopsignalresponsetime(SSRT)ascomparedtocontrol;however,thegoresponsetime(GoRT)remainedunchanged.InexaminingtheERPdata,acuteexerciseincreasedbothP3amplitudeandlatencybutdidnotaffecttheN1component.Conclusion:Acuteexercisehasaselectiveandbeneficialeffectoncognitivefunction,specificallyaffectingthemotorresponseinhibitionaspectofexecutivefunction.Furthermore,acuteexercisepredominatelyimpactslaterstagesofinformationprocessingduringmotorresponseinhibition,whichmayleadtoanincreaseinattentionalresourceallocationandconfertheabilitytosuccessfullywithholdaresponsetoachievemotorresponseinhibition.