Motor and cognitive growth following a Football Training Program

Alesi, Marianna; Bianco, Antonino; Padulo, Johnny; Luppina, Giorgio; Petrucci, Marco; Paoli, Antonio; Palma, Antonio; Pepi, Annamaria

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01627

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“…Chaddock et al (2010a) conducted a study on children aged 9 and 10 demonstrating that physical activity is able to increase the volume of the striatum, one of the structures belonging to base ganglia which are related to both the motor and cognitive tasks, in particular regarding attentive functions. Th e same research group (Chaddock et al, 2010b) demonstrated through functional magnetic resonance a positive correlation between increased hippocampal volume and mnestic performance in pre-adolescent children who performed regular exercise (Alesi et al, 2015). Whiteman, Young, Budson, Stern and Schon (2016) further demonstrated how aerobic activity aff ects a particular area in the hippocampus called the entorhinal cortex.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…In the last twenty years, research regarding the eff ects of movement on the brain in children and adolescents has increased (Alesi et al, 2015). According to these studies, motor activities should gain a signifi cant role in preventing metabolic, respiratory, and cardiovascular diseases as well as in the ability to support, increase and re-activate the cognitive processes useful for each type of learning.…”

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The Brain and Movement: How Physical Activity Affects the Brain

Giorgio¹,

Kuvačić²,

Milić³

et al. 2018

Monten. J. Sports Sci. Med.

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In recent years, many studies have demonstrated the importance of movement for the human body, from the improvement of cardiovascular effi cacy to the enhancement of muscular functions, metabolic balance, and organ systems. Th e brain is no exception and benefi ts greatly from movement, both structurally and functionally. Memory, creativity, and intelligence, are only a few of the many things that are regulated by the brain. Th e literature demonstrates the benefi ts of physical activity on numerous factors that infl uence brain functions. Th e present short review aims to clarify how physical activity aff ects the human brain. We have identifi ed the infl uence of movement on the brain, through investigation of this infl uence according to the close relation of physical activity with cognitive processes and brain development. Th ese fi ndings off er an insight into several conclusions regarding the infl uence of movement on the brain, which is soundly based on relevant literature.

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Section: Physical Activity and Cognitive Processes: What Changes In "mentioning

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The Brain and Movement: How Physical Activity Affects the Brain

Giorgio¹,

Kuvačić²,

Milić³

et al. 2018

Monten. J. Sports Sci. Med.

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“…[10–12] For example, Alesi and her research team found that with an improvement in motor skills after physical training, executive functions (attention) improved correspondingly in a group of children with typical development. [10,11] The same motor-cognitive connection was observed in children with atypical development (Down syndrome).…”

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Attention during functional tasks is associated with motor performance in children with developmental coordination disorder

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This cross-sectional and exploratory study aimed to compare motor performance and electroencephalographic (EEG) attention levels in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and those with typical development, and determine the relationship between motor performance and the real-time EEG attention level in children with DCD.Eighty-six children with DCD [DCD: n = 57; DCD and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): n = 29] and 99 children with typical development were recruited. Their motor performance was assessed with the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC) and attention during the tasks of the MABC was evaluated by EEG.All children with DCD had higher MABC impairment scores and lower EEG attention scores than their peers (P < 0.05). After accounting for age, sex, body mass index, and physical activity level, the attention index remained significantly associated with the MABC total impairment score and explained 14.1% of the variance in children who had DCD but not ADHD (P = 0.009) and 17.5% of the variance in children with both DCD and ADHD (P = 0.007). Children with DCD had poorer motor performance and were less attentive to movements than their peers. Their poor motor performance may be explained by inattention.

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“…Given the variety of exercise-related contexts available, however, exercise practice is far more than just a way for enhancing cardiovascular fitness 17 . In fact, given its inherent and varying perceptual and cognitive demands, it is expected that cognitive enhancement would follow sustained practice 18 . For instance, optimal performance in football or basketball requires, together with a sufficiently good level of fitness, rapid adaptation and response to the constantly varying exercise environment (i.e., they are instances of externally-paced activities).…”

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The relationship between vigilance capacity and physical exercise: A mixed-effects multistudy analysis

Sanabria¹,

Luque‐Casado²,

Perales³

et al. 2018

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A substantial body of work has depicted a positive association between physical exercise and cognition, although the key factors driving that link are still a matter of scientific debate. Here, we aimed to contribute further to that topic by pooling the data from seven studies (N=361) conducted by our research group to examine whether cardiovascular fitness (VO2), sport type participation (externally-paced [e.g., football or basketball] and self-paced [e.g., triathlon or track and field athletes] vs. sedentary), or both, are crucial factors to explain the association between the regular practice of exercise and vigilance capacity. We controlled for relevant variables such as age and the method of VO2 estimation. The Psychomotor Vigilance Task was used to measure vigilance performance by means of reaction time (RT). The results showed that externally-paced sport practice (e.g., football) resulted in significantly shorter RT compared to self-paced sport (e.g., triathlon) and sedentary condition, depicting larger effects in children and adolescents than in adults. Further analyses revealed no significant effect of cardiovascular fitness and self-paced sport practice, in comparison to the sedentary condition, on RT. Our data point to the relevance of considering the type of sport practice over and above the level of cardiovascular fitness as crucial factor to explain the positive association between the regular practice of exercise and vigilance capacity.

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Motor and cognitive growth following a Football Training Program

Cited by 55 publications

References 26 publications

The Brain and Movement: How Physical Activity Affects the Brain

The Brain and Movement: How Physical Activity Affects the Brain

Attention during functional tasks is associated with motor performance in children with developmental coordination disorder

The relationship between vigilance capacity and physical exercise: A mixed-effects multistudy analysis

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