New Study: Cognitive Aerobic Exercise Boosts Working Memory
February 27, 2025Cognitive-aerobic exercise improves working memory more than aerobic exercise alone in children and adolescents with ADHD, according to a new study1 published in Frontiers in Psychology.
Previous research has shown that exercise relieves ADHD symptoms by increasing endorphins and neurotransmitters in the brain.
This new study is the first network meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy of various exercise interventions on working memory in children with ADHD.The study’s results indicate the following impacts of various types of exercise on children with ADHD:“For developing children, aerobic exercise expands the growth of brain connections, the frontal cortex, and the brain chemicals (such as serotonin and dopamine) that support self-regulation and executive functioning,” said Joel Nigg, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and a professor in the departments of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Oregon Health & Science University. “These surprisingly specific findings in typically developing children have led to excitement about the possibility that the right kind of exercise can help ADHD.”2Further analysis suggests that the effectiveness of cognitive-aerobic exercise in improving working memory in children with ADHD may depend on higher intervention frequency and longer cumulative intervention duration.“Cognitive-aerobic exercise,” as defined by the researchers, combines physical activity with mentally stimulating tasks like decision-making and problem-solving, e.g., dual-task exercises, strategy-based games, and exergaming.
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