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The impact of mobile technology on cognition has been an area of profound scientific inquiry. The present study aimed to examine and compare the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and playing endless running mobile games on cognitive functions in 60 young adults, aged 18\u201325 years. They were divided into two groups, Group 1 practiced HIIT alone for 4 weeks, while Group 2 practiced HIIT coupled with playing mobile game, during the same period. Stroop Colour and Word test, a widely used test in cognitive psychology, was used to assess the cognitive performance which efficaciously measures selective attention, processing speed, and interference resolution.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      ANOVA,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">post hoc<\/jats:italic>\n                      range tests and pairwise comparisons were used for analyses of Stroop test scores and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P &lt;<\/jats:italic>\n                      0.05 was considered statistically significant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Significant improvements in reaction time, at the end of 4 weeks was observed in the complete study group, suggesting positive effects of practicing HIIT on cognitive domain. However, comparing the reaction time scores between the two test groups, HIIT-only (group 1) and HIIT-plus-mobile game (group 2) exhibited no significant differences suggesting no added benefits of adding mobile games to practicing HIIT.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This novel study demonstrates that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) by itself, is an effective method for augmenting cognitive performance indices, like reaction time, in young adult population of 18\u201325 years, with mobile games providing no additional benefits. 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