Publications

* = corresponding author

Manuscript Under Review

Baumgartner, N. W., Geer, E. A., Noh, K., Khatri, R. A., Lattyak, M., Hirai, D. M., Amireault, S., Kao, S. C. (Under 1st review). Mind-Muscle Connections: Differential Associations Between Handgrip and Upper-Body Strength with Hippocampal-Dependent Function. Submitted to Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Chang, Y. K., Chu, C. H., , Hillman, C. H., Li, R, H., Hung, C. S., Chen, Y. C., & Kao, S. C.* (Under 1st review). An 18-month prospective study of cardiorespiratory fitness and neurocognition in middle age and older adults with and without apolipoprotein ε4 allele. Submitted to Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 

Chang, Y. K., Ren, F. F., Li, R. H., Ai, J. Y., Kao, S. C., & Etnier J. L. (Under 2nd review). How does acute exercise affect cognitive function? An umbrella review of 25 systematic reviews with meta-analysis across 369 unique studies with 17,796 participants. Submitted to Psychological Bulletin.

Kao, S. C., Fu, H. L., Wang, C,. H., & Chou, C. C. (Under 1st review). Maintained cognitive gains after 10 weeks of cognitively engaging exercise via reducing body fat in overweight children. Submitted to Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports.

Lin, C. C., Kao, S. C., Chueh, T. Y., Chang, Y. K., & Hung, T. M. (Under 1st revision). The impact of physical activity interventions on prefrontal cortex oxygenation during executive function performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Submitted to International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Manuscript In preparation

Baumgartner, N. W., Belbis, D. M., Noh, K., Hirai, D. M., Amireault, S., Kao, S. C. Acute effects of resistance exercise on executive function in young and middle-aged adults.

Baumgartner, N. W., Belbis, D. M., Noh, K., Naguib, M., Royster, E., Fillar, M., Hirai, D. M., Amireault, S., Kao, S. C. Acute effects of resistance exercise on BDNF and relational memory in young and middle-aged adults.

Cortes, M., Baumgartner, N. W., Noh, K., & Kao, S. C. Aerobic fitness and resting electroencephalographic activity in young adults.

Kao, S. C., Baumgartner, N. W., Noh, K., Wang, C. H., & Schmitt, S. Effects of acute high-intensity interval versus moderate-intensity continuous training bouts on children's relational memory. 

Lin, C. C., Kao, S. C., & Hung, T. M. The association between physical activity, working memory, and prefrontal cortex oxygenation in children: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.

Onbasi, S., Taylor, E., Wilson, I., Naguib, M., Lodha, A., Wang, C. H., & Kao, S. C.* The effect of collaboration on cognitive performance following a single bout of high-intensity interval training 

Wang, C. H., Baumgartner, N. W., Noh, K., Fu, H. L, & Schmitt, S., & Kao, S. C.* Resting electroencephalographic activity in relation to aerobic fitness and acute exercise in preadolescent children.

Accepted

Baumgartner N. W., Belbis, D. M., Kargl, C., Holmes, M. J., Gavin, T. P., Hirai, D. M., & Kao, S. C.* (accepted). Acute effects of high-intensity resistance exercise on recognition of relational memory, lactate, and serum and plasma BDNF. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

Hsieh, S. S., Kao, S. C., Raine, L. B., McDonald, K. M., Pontifex, M. B., & Hillman, C. H. (accepted). Acute bouts of aerobic exercise do not modulate task-evoked midfrontal theta oscillations in school-age children. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement.

Moreau D., Kao, S. C., & Wang, C. H. (accepted). Probing brain dynamics correlates of motor expertise with mobile recordings. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology.

2024

Baumgartner N. W., & Kao, S. C.* (2024). Size or strength? How components of muscle relate to behavioral and neuroelectric measures of executive function independent of aerobic fitness. Brain and Cognition, 175, 106139. [article]

Kao, S. C., Brush, C. J., & Wang, C. H. (accepted). A multimodal approach integrating cognitive and motor demands into physical activity for optimal mental health: Methodological issues and future directions. Progress in Brain Research, 286. [article].

Khatri, R. A., Baumgartner, N. W., Noh, K., Ullrich-French, S., Schmitt, S., Wang, C. H., & Kao, S. C.* (2024). Mindfulness induction and executive function after high-intensity interval training with and without mindful recovery intervals. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 34, 14558. [article]

Noh K., Baumgartner, N. W., Onbasi, S., & Kao, S. C.* (2024). The relationship of aerobic fitness with verbal and spatial working memory: An ERP study. Progress in Brain Research, 286. [article]

Wu, J. H., Chueh, T. Y., Yu, C. L., Wang, K. P., Kao, S. C., Rodolphe, J. G., Hatfield, B. D., & Hung, T. M. (2024). Effect of a Single Session of Sensorimotor Rhythm Neurofeedback Training on the Putting Performance of Professional Golders. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 34, e14540. [article]

2023

Chou, C. C., Kao, S. C., Pan, C. C., McCullick, B., Fu, H. L., & Wang, C. H. (2023). Cognitively engaging movement games improve interference control and academic performance in overweight children: A randomized control trial. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science In Sports, 33, 521-534. [article].

Chu, C. H., Kao, S. C.*, Hillman, C. H., Etnier, J. L., Chen, F. T., & Chang, Y. K. (2023). The influence of volume‐matched acute aerobic exercise on inhibitory control in late‐middle‐aged and older adults: A neuroelectric study. Psychophyisology, 60(12), e14393. [article].

Fu, H. L., Kao, S. C., Yang, C. T., Moreau, D., & Wang, C. H. (2023). Examining the Relationship Between Aerobic Fitness and Cognitive Control Processes: A SFT and ERP Study. Behavioural Brain Research, 452, 114591. [article].

Kao, S. C.*, Baumgartner, N. W., Noh, K., Wang, C. H., & Schmitt, S. (2023). Acute effects of intense interval versus aerobic exercise on children’s behavioral and neuroelectric measures of inhibitory control. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 26(6), 316-321. [article].

Kao, S. C.*, Baumgartner, N. W., Pritt, T., Wu, S., Schmitt, S., Ullrich-French, S., & Wang, C. H. (2023). Acute effects of mindful interval exercise on cognitive performance in a higher education setting​. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 64, 102326. [article]

Kurth, J. D., Klenosky , D. B., Kao, S. C., & Ruiz, Y. (2023). Factors impacting the anticipated pleasure of potential physical activity experiences: a conjoint investigation across involvement segments. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. [article]

Wang, C. H., Baumgartner, N. W., Nagy, C., Fu, H. L., Yang, C. T., & Kao, S. C.* (2023). Protective effect of aerobic fitness on the detrimental influence of exhaustive exercise on information processing capacity. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 64, 102301. [article]

Wang, C. H., Fu, H. L., Kao, S. C., Moreau, D., & Yang, C. T. (2023). Systems factorial technology provides novel insights into the cognitive processing characteristics of open-skill athletes. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 66, 102395. [article]

2022

Kao, S. C., Chen, F. T., Moreau, D., Drollette E. S., Amireault, S., Chu, C. H., & Chang, Y. K. (2022). Acute effects of exercise engagement on neurocognitive function: A systematic review and meta-analysis on P3 amplitude and latency. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. [article]

Kao, S. C.*, Baumgartner, N. W., Nagy, C., Fu, H. L., Yang, C. T., & Wang, C. H. (2022). Acute effects of aerobic exercise on conflict suppression, response inhibition, and processing efficiency underlying inhibitory control processes: An ERP and SFT study. Psychophysiology, 59(8), e14032. [article]​​

Kao, S. C., Tsai, Y. J., Hsieh, S. S., Chen, I. F., Schmitt, S., & Hung, T. M.* (2022). The relationship of muscular endurance and fine motor control with behavioral and neuroelectric indices of attention in preschool children. Scientific Report. 12(1), 1-12. [article]

Lin, C. C., Hsieh, S. S., Huang, C. J., Kao, S. C.*, Chang, Y. K.*, & Hung, T. M.* (2022). The unique contribution of motor ability to visuospatial working memory in school-age children: Evidence from event-related potentials. Psychophysiology, 60(3), e14182 [article]

Wu, C. H., Nien, J. T., Lin, C. Y., Li, R. H., Chu, C.H., Kao, S. C.*, & Chang, Y. K.* (2022). Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with sustained neurocognitive function during a prolonged inhibitory control task in young adults: An ERP study. Psychophysiology, 59(11), e14086 [article]

2021

Chaddock‐Heyman, L., Weng, T. B., Loui, P., Kienzler, C., Weisshappel, R., Drollette, E. S., Raine, L. B., Westfall, D. R., Kao, S. C., ... & Kramer, A. F. (2021). Brain network modularity predicts changes in cortical thickness in children involved in a physical activity intervention. Psychophysiology, 58(10), e13890. [article]​​

Hsieh, S, S., Chueh, T. Y., Huang, C. J., Kao, S. C., Hillman, C. H., Chang, Y. K., Hung, T. M. (2021). Systematic review of the acute and chronic effects of high-intensity interval training on executive function across the lifespan. Journal of Sports Science, 39(1), 10-22. [article]​​

Kao, S. C.*, Wang, C. H., Kamijo, K., Khan, N., & Hillman, C. H. (2021). Acute effects of highly intense interval and moderate continuous exercise on the modulation of neural oscillation during working memory. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 160, 10-17. [article]​​

2019

Chen, F. T., Chen, Y. P., Schneider, S., Kao, S. C., Huang, C. M., & Chang, Y. K. (2019). Effects of exercise modes on neural processing of working memory in late middle-aged adults: An fMRI study. Frontiers Aging in Neuroscience, 11, 224. [article]​​

Pindus, D. M., Drollette, E. S., Raine, L. B.,  Kao, S. C., Khan, N., Westfall, R. D., Hamill, M., Shorin, R., Calobrisi, E., John, D., Kramer, A. F., & Hillman, C. H. (2019). Moving fast, thinking fast: The relations of physical activity levels and bouts to neuroelectric indices of inhibitory control in preadolescents. Journal of Sport & Health Sciences, 8(4), 301-314. [article]​​

Wang, C. H., Moreau, D., & Kao, S. C. (2019). From the lab to the field: The potential applications of dry EEG systems to understand brain-behavior relationship in sports. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 13, 893. [article]​​

Wu, C. H., Karageorghis, C. I., Wang, C. C., Chu, C. H., Kao, S. C., Hung, T. M., & Chang, Y. K. (2019). Effects of acute aerobic and resistance exercise on executive function: An ERP study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(12), 1367-1372. [article]​

2018

Chaddock-Heyman, L., Weng, T. B., Kienzler, C., Erickson, K. I., Voss, M. W., Drollette, E. S., Raine, L. B., Kao, S. C., Hillman, C. H., Kramer, A. F. (2018) Scholastic performance and functional connectivity of brain networks in children. PloS one, 13(1), e0190073. [article]​​

​Chaddock-Heyman, L., Erickson, K. I., Kienzler, C., Drollette, E. S., Raine, L. B., Kao, S. C., Bensken, J., Weisshappel, R., Castelli, D. M., Hillman, C. H., & Kramer, A. F. (2018). Physical activity increases white matter microstructure in children. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 12, 950. [article]​​​

​Drollette, E. S., Pontifex, M. B., Raine, L. B., Scudder, M. R., Moore, R. D., Kao, S. C., Westfall, D. R., Wu, C. T., Kamijo, K., Castelli, D. M., Khan, N. A., Kramer, A. F., & Hillman, C. H. (2018). Effects of the FITKids physical activity randomized controlled trial on conflict monitoring in youth. Psychophysiology, 55(3), e13017. ​[article]​​

Kao, S. C.*, Drollette, E. S., Ritondale, J. P., Khan, N., & Hillman, C. H. (2018). The acute effects of high-intensity interval training and moderate-intensity continuous exercise on declarative memory and inhibitory control. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 38, 90-99. [article]​

Raine L. B., Drollette, E. S., Kao, S. C., Westfall, D. R., Chaddock-Heyman, L., Kramer, A. F., Khan, N. A., & Hillman, C. H. (accepted). The association between adiposity, cognitive function, and achievement in children. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 50(9), 1868-1874. [article]​​

​Raine, L. B., Kao, S. C., Pindus, D., Westfall, D. R., Shigeta, T. T., Logan, N., Li, J., Sanchez, C., Drollette, E. S., Pontifex, M. B., Khan, N., Kramer, A., Hillman, C. H (2018). A Largescale Reanalysis of Childhood Fitness and inhibitory control. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, 2(2), 170-192. [article]​

2017

Kao, S. C.*, Drollette, E. S., Scudder, M. R., Raine, L. B., Daniel, R. W., Pontifex, N. B., & Hillman, C. H. (2017). Aerobic fitness is associated with cognitive control strategy in preadolescent children. Journal of Motor Behavior, 49(2), 150-162. ​[article]​​

Kao, S. C.*, Westfall, D. R., Parks, A. C., Pontifex, M. B., & Hillman, C. H. (2017). Muscular and aerobic fitness, working memory, and academic achievement in children. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 49(3), 500-508. ​[article]​​

Kao, S. C., Westfall, D. R., Soneson, J., Gurd, B. J., & Hillman, C. H. (2017). Comparison of the acute effects of high-intensity interval training and continuous aerobic walking on inhibitory control. Psychophysiology, 54(9), 1335-1345. ​[article]​​

Westfall, R. W., Kao, S. C., Scudder, M. R., Pontifex, M. B., & Hillman, C. H. (2017). The association between aerobic fitness and congruency sequence effects in preadolescent children. Brain and Cognition, 113, 85-92. ​[article]​

2016

Chaddock-Heyman, L., Erickson, K. I., Chappell, M. A., Johnson, C. I., Kienzler, C., Knecht, A., Drollette, E. S., Raine, L. B., Scudder, M. R., Kao, S. C., Hillman, C. H., & Kramer, A. F. (2016). Aerobic fitness is associated with greater hippocampal cerebral blood flow in children. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 20, 52-58. ​[article]​​

Luque-Casado, A., Perakakis, P., Hillman, C. H., Kao, S. C., Llorens, F., Guerra, P., & Sanabria, D. (2016). Differences in sustained attention capacity as a function of aerobic fitness. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 48(5), 887-895. ​[article]​​

2015

Hillman, C. H., Khan, N. A., & Kao, S. C. (2015). The Relationship of Health Behaviors to Childhood Cognition and Brain Health. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 66(Suppl. 3), 1-4. ​[article]​

2014

Kao, S. C., Huang, C. J., & Hung, T. M. (2014). Neurofeedback training reduces frontal midline theta and improves putting performance in expert golfers. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 26(3), 271-286. ​[article]​​

2013

Kao, S. C., Huang, C. J., & Hung, T. M. (2013). Frontal midline theta is a specific indicator of optimal attentional engagement during skilled putting performance. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 35(5), 470-478. ​[article]​