Journal
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW
Volume 20, Issue 2, Pages 111-131Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-007-9057-0
Keywords
exercise; physical activity; children; intelligence; cognition; academic achievement
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [R01 DK060692-04, R01 DK070922, R01 DK060692-01A1, R01 DK060692-03, R01 DK060692-02, R01 DK060692] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES [R01DK070922, R01DK060692] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Studies that examine the effects of exercise on children's intelligence, cognition, or academic achievement were reviewed and results were discussed in light of (a) contemporary cognitive theory development directed toward exercise, (b) recent research demonstrating the salutary effects of exercise on adults' cognitive functioning, and (c) studies conducted with animals that have linked physical activity to changes in neurological development and behavior. Similar to adults, exercise facilitates children's executive function (i.e., processes required to select, organize, and properly initiate goal-directed actions). Exercise may prove to be a simple, yet important, method of enhancing those aspects of children's mental functioning central to cognitive development.
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