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Uwe Pühse is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Psychology. Their work encompasses several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Physiology, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Their research topics include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Uwe Pühse cover a range of studies on exercise, cognition, mental health, and neurocognitive effects. Some of these publications are:

  • "Systematic review and meta-analysis investigating moderators of long-term effects of exercise on cognition in healthy individuals" (2020) published in Nature Human Behaviour
  • "Aerobic exercise or stretching as add-on to inpatient treatment of depression: Similar antidepressant effects on depressive symptoms and larger effects on working memory for aerobic exercise alone" (2020) published in Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Neurophysiological correlates of interference control and response inhibition processes in children and adolescents engaging in open- and closed-skill sports" (2021) published in Journal of Sport and Health Science
  • "Does Cardiorespiratory Fitness Buffer Stress Reactivity and Stress Recovery in Police Officers? A Real-Life Study" (2020) published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • "Behavioral and neurocognitive effects of judo training on working memory capacity in children with ADHD: A randomized controlled trial" (2022) published in NeuroImage Clinical

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Uwe Pühse include Markus Gerber, Jürg Utzinger, Cheryl Walter, Rosa du Randt, and Harald Seelig.

Uwe Pühse has contributed publications to various scientific journals and platforms. The most frequent venues where their work appears are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Frontiers in Public Health
  • Current Issues in Sport Science (CISS)
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

In addition to articles, Uwe Pühse has published a book titled KaziKidz Pre-Primary Teaching Material for Physical Education (2023) through African Sun Media eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Acute effects of moderate aerobic exercise on specific aspects of executive function in different age and fitness groups: A meta-analysis.

    Sebastian Ludyga;Markus Gerber;Serge Brand;Edith Holsboer-Trachsler

  • Effects of physical activity interventions on cognitive and academic performance in children and adolescents: a novel combination of a systematic review and recommendations from an expert panel

    Amika S. Singh;Amika S. Singh;Emi Saliasi;Emi Saliasi;Vera Van Den Berg;Vera Van Den Berg;Léonie Uijtdewilligen

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis investigating moderators of long-term effects of exercise on cognition in healthy individuals.

    Sebastian Ludyga;Markus Gerber;Uwe Pühse;Vera N. Looser

  • High Exercise Levels Are Related to Favorable Sleep Patterns and Psychological Functioning in Adolescents: A Comparison of Athletes and Controls

    Serge Brand;Markus Gerber;Johannes Beck;Martin Hatzinger

  • Review article: do exercise and fitness protect against stress-induced health complaints? A review of the literature.

    Markus Gerber;Uwe Pühse

  • Daily Morning Running for 3 Weeks Improved Sleep and Psychological Functioning in Healthy Adolescents Compared With Controls

    Nadeem Kalak;Markus Gerber;Roumen Kirov;Thorsten Mikoteit

  • Increased self-reported and objectively assessed physical activity predict sleep quality among adolescents.

    Christin Lang;Serge Brand;Anne Karina Feldmeth;Edith Holsboer-Trachsler

  • A school-based physical activity program to improve health and fitness in children aged 6–13 years ("Kinder-Sportstudie KISS"): study design of a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN15360785]

    Lukas Zahner;Jardena J Puder;Ralf Roth;Marco Schmid

  • International comparison of physical education : concepts, problems, prospects

    Uwe Pühse;Markus Gerber

  • Physical activity and self-esteem: testing direct and indirect relationships associated with psychological and physical mechanisms

    Seyed Hojjat Zamani Sani;Zahra Fathirezaie;Serge Brand;Uwe Pühse

  • Increased objectively assessed vigorous-intensity exercise is associated with reduced stress, increased mental health and good objective and subjective sleep in young adults.

    Markus Gerber;Serge Brand;Christian Herrmann;Flora Colledge

  • The relationship between physical activity and sleep from mid adolescence to early adulthood. A systematic review of methodological approaches and meta-analysis

    Christin Lang;Nadeem Kalak;Serge Brand;Edith Holsboer-Trachsler

  • Validation of the German version of the Insomnia Severity Index in adolescents, young adults and adult workers. Results from three cross-sectional studies

    Markus Gerber;Christin Lang;Sakari Lemola;Flora Colledge

  • Are Adolescents With High Mental Toughness Levels More Resilient Against Stress

    Markus Gerber;Nadeem Kalak;Sakari Lemola;Peter J. Clough

  • Adolescents' exercise and physical activity are associated with mental toughness

    Markus Gerber;Nadeem Kalak;Sakari Lemola;Peter J. Clough

  • Aerobic exercise training and burnout: A pilot study with male participants suffering from burnout

    Markus Gerber;Serge Brand;Catherine Elliot;Edith Holsboer-Trachsler

  • The relationship between shift work, perceived stress, sleep and health in Swiss police officers

    Markus Gerber;Tim Hartmann;Serge Brand;Edith Holsboer-Trachsler

  • Adolescents with high mental toughness adapt better to perceived stress: A longitudinal study with Swiss vocational students

    Markus Gerber;Serge Brand;Anne Karina Feldmeth;Christin Lang

  • Exercising, sleep-EEG patterns, and psychological functioning are related among adolescents

    Serge Brand;Markus Gerber;Johannes Beck;Martin Hatzinger

  • Fitness and exercise as correlates of sleep complaints: is it all in our minds?

    Markus Gerber;Serge Brand;Edith Holsboer-Trachsler;Uwe Pühse

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Gerber
Markus Gerber University of Basel
Serge Brand
Serge Brand University of Basel
Edith Holsboer-Trachsler
Edith Holsboer-Trachsler University of Basel
Peter J. Clough
Peter J. Clough University of Huddersfield
Jan Hattendorf
Jan Hattendorf University of Basel
Magnus Lindwall
Magnus Lindwall University of Gothenburg
Silvia Schneider
Silvia Schneider Ruhr University Bochum
Adele Diamond
Adele Diamond University of British Columbia
Jennifer L. Etnier
Jennifer L. Etnier University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Terry McMorris
Terry McMorris University of Chichester

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