Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on EEG-measured Brain Activation during e-Learning

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the effects of acute aerobic exercise on EEGmeasured brain activation during e-Learning.METHODS A total of 33 participants were enrolled, with 11 participants each in the control group, low-intensity aerobic exercise group, and moderate-intensity aerobic exercise group. EEG measurements were taken using the Quick-20 Dry EEG headset. The experimental task involved measuring EEG during e-Learning before the intervention and then measuring EEG during e-Learning after the intervention for each group. EEG analysis was conducted using relative power analysis per channel via power spectrum analysis. Statistical processing involved a two-way analysis of variance.RESULTS EEG analysis revealed significant differences only in theta waves pre- and post-test moderate-intensity aerobic exercise. However, significant differences were observed in theta waves, M-beta waves, and H-beta waves pre- and post-test acute aerobic exercise. This suggests that acute aerobic exercise activates brain waves more than moderate-intensity aerobic exercise during e-Learning.CONCLUSIONS Acute aerobic exercise has been shown to help activate the brain. Acute aerobic exercise before learning will activate the brain and aid learning. Therefore, it is necessary to encourage acute aerobic exercise. Furthermore, these research results can serve as basic data for developing guidelines or programs for effective learning.