Conclusion : These data suggest that sedentary behavior is not associated with changes in cognitive performance in interventions that intend to reduce sedentary behavior .
Background : It is now well-established that sedentarity has a negative impact on the physiological functioning and health of humans , whereas very little is known about the psychological repercussions , especially in cognitive functioning .
Yet , study ing the cognitive effects of the sedentary lifestyle is particularly relevant in the short term for productivity and in the long term for cognitive health ( accelerated aging ) .
This systematic review therefore aims to make an inventory of the potential cognitive effects of sedentarity at the workplace .
Methods : Pubmed , PsycINFO , Cochrane , Web of Science , and Scopus were search ed for English- language peer- review ed articles published between January 1 , 2000 and December 31 , 2017 to identify studies including sedentary behavior  and objective measures from cognitive domains ( cognitive inhibition , cognitive flexibility , working memory , etc . ) .
Associations Between Sedentary Behaviors and Cognitive Function: Cross-Sectional and Prospective Findings From the UK Biobank
We investigated the cross-sectional and prospect i ve associations between different sedentary behaviors and cognitive function in a large sample of adults with data stored in the UK Biobank . Baseline data were available for 502,643 participants ( 2006 - 2010 , United Kingdom ) . Cognitive tests included  prospect  i  ve memory  ( baseline only : n = 171,585 ) , visual-spatial memory ( round 1 : n = 483,832 ; round 2 : n = 482,762 ) , fluid intelligence ( n = 165,492 ) , and short-term numeric memory ( n = 50,370 ) . After a mean period of 5.3 years , participants ( numbering from 12,091 to 114,373 , depending on the test ) also provided follow-up cognitive data . Sedentary behaviors ( television viewing , driving , and nonoccupational computer-use time ) were measured at baseline . At baseline , both television viewing and driving time were inversely associated with cognitive function across all outcomes ( e.g. , for each additional hour spent watching television , the total number of correct answers in the fluid intelligence test was 0.15 ( 99 % confidence interval : 0.14 , 0.16 ) lower . Computer-use time was positively associated with cognitive function across all outcomes . Both television viewing and driving time at baseline were positively associated with the odds of having cognitive decline at follow-up across most outcomes . Conversely , computer-use time at baseline was inversely associated with the odds of having cognitive decline at follow-up across most outcomes . This study supports health policies design ed to reduce television viewing and driving in adults
Conclusion : These data suggest that sedentary behavior is not associated with changes in cognitive performance in interventions that intend to reduce sedentary behavior .
Background : It is now well-established that sedentarity has a negative impact on the physiological functioning and health of humans , whereas very little is known about the psychological repercussions , especially in cognitive functioning .
Yet , study ing the cognitive effects of the sedentary lifestyle is particularly relevant in the short term for productivity and in the long term for cognitive health ( accelerated aging ) .
This systematic review therefore aims to make an inventory of the potential cognitive effects of sedentarity at the workplace .
Methods : Pubmed , PsycINFO , Cochrane , Web of Science , and Scopus were search ed for English- language peer- review ed articles published between January 1 , 2000 and December 31 , 2017 to identify studies including sedentary behavior  and objective measures from cognitive domains ( cognitive inhibition , cognitive flexibility , working memory , etc . ) .