Exercise mediates the sex differences in adult visuospatial cognitive ability
Physical exercise, particularly strenuous exercise, partially mediates sex differences in visuospatial cognitive abilities among young adults. These findings suggest that promoting increased participation in strenuous physical activities among women may help reduce gender disparities in visuospatial cognition. However, the cross-sectional nature of this study precludes causal inferences, and future longitudinal or intervention studies are needed to confirm these relationships.
Authors
- Yuhe Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7470-1905)
- Yan Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2262-1540)
- Yefei Mo
- Junsheng Hong
- Xuehao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6543-0405)
- Ting Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7134-1748)
- Ruiqi Ruan
- Yuan Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3712-8304)
Institutions
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (CN)
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital (CN)
- 81th Hospital of PLA (CN)
- Beijing Friendship Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-08-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1629724
- Primary Topic
- Spatial Cognition and Navigation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China