Effects of physical activity interventions on cognitive and academic performance in children and adolescents: a novel combination of a systematic review and …

AS Singh, E Saliasi, V Van Den Berg… - British journal of sports …, 2019 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To summarise the current evidence on the effects of physical activity (PA)
interventions on cognitive and academic performance in children, and formulate research …

[HTML][HTML] Conclusions about interventions, programs, and approaches for improving executive functions that appear justified and those that, despite much hype, do not

A Diamond, DS Ling - Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The 'Executive Functions'(EFs) of inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive
flexibility enable us to think before we act, resist temptations or impulsive reactions, stay …

Review of the evidence on, and fundamental questions about, efforts to improve executive functions, including working memory

A Diamond, DS Ling - Cognitive and working memory training …, 2020 - books.google.com
Review of the evidence on, and fundamental questions about, efforts to improve executive
functions, including working memory Page 166 8 Review of the Evidence on, and Fundamental …

The effect of physical activity interventions on children's cognition and metacognition: A systematic review and meta-analysis

C Alvarez-Bueno, C Pesce, I Cavero-Redondo… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective The objective was twofold: to assess the effect of physical activity (PA)
interventions on children's and adolescents' cognition and metacognition; and to determine …

Motor competence and its effect on positive developmental trajectories of health

LE Robinson, DF Stodden, LM Barnett, VP Lopes… - Sports medicine, 2015 - Springer
In 2008, Stodden and colleagues took a unique developmental approach toward addressing
the potential role of motor competence in promoting positive or negative trajectories of …

[HTML][HTML] The efficacy of different interventions to foster children's executive function skills: a series of meta-analyses.

ZK Takacs, R Kassai - Psychological bulletin, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
In the present meta-analysis all available evidence regarding the efficacy of different
behavioral interventions for children's executive function skills were synthesized. After a …

Exercise, sports, and performance arts benefit cognition via a common process.

PD Tomporowski, C Pesce - Psychological bulletin, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Exercise training is widely promoted as a method to enhance both physical health and
cognitive function. Although routine exercise engenders physiological adaptations to the …

[HTML][HTML] Exercise and children's cognition: The role of exercise characteristics and a place for metacognition

PD Tomporowski, B McCullick, DM Pendleton… - Journal of Sport and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Definitive conclusions concerning the impact of exercise interventions on children's mental
functioning are difficult to ascertain because of procedural differences among studies. A …

Cognitively engaging chronic physical activity, but not aerobic exercise, affects executive functions in primary school children: a group-randomized controlled trial

M Schmidt, K Jäger, F Egger… - Journal of Sport …, 2015 - journals.humankinetics.com
Although the positive effects of different kinds of physical activity (PA) on cognitive
functioning have already been demonstrated in a variety of studies, the role of cognitive …

More than one road leads to Rome: A narrative review and meta-analysis of physical activity intervention effects on cognition in youth

S Vazou, C Pesce, K Lakes… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
A growing body of research indicates that physical activity (PA) positively impacts cognitive
function in youth. However, not all forms of PA benefit cognition equally. The purpose of this …