Systematic Review on Brain Endurance Training Effects in Athletes

Zhang Qing's systematic review synthesizes evidence from 13 controlled trials on Brain Endurance Training (BET). The review, published on figshare in 2026, evaluates the effects of combining cognitive tasks with physical exercise on endurance, strength, and cognitive outcomes in athletes and active individuals. The included studies had intervention durations ranging from 4 to 12 weeks.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the efficacy of BET on endurance performance based on outcomes like time to exhaustion and time-trial performance.
• Investigating the impact of BET on cognitive resilience based on reported improvements in reaction time and resistance to mental fatigue.
• Comparing the effects of BET on sport-specific skills under mentally fatiguing conditions as described in the review.
• Studying the relationship between BET and peripheral physiological markers like VO2 max and blood lactate, which showed limited changes.

Strengths

• The review is based on 13 controlled longitudinal intervention studies, providing a structured evidence base.
• Intervention protocols are described, combining specific cognitive tasks (e.g., Stroop, Go/No-Go) with endurance, resistance, or sport-specific training.
• The dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0, facilitating reuse and sharing.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 1.6 MB ZIP file; the actual data format and structure are unknown, requiring inspection after download.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent, limiting pre-download suitability assessment.
• The review notes heterogeneity in intervention protocols and moderate methodological quality of included studies, which may affect generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Zhang Qing.

Collection Method

Systematic review conducted via searches in PubMed, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and Scopus.

Time Range

Publication date is 2026; the temporal coverage of the included studies is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 04:18:58.

Geography

Spatial coverage of the included studies is not specified.