The impacts of coordinative exercise on executive function in kindergarten children: an ERP study

Chang, Yu Kai; Tsai, Yung-Shen; Chen, Tai Ting; Hung, Tsung Min

doi:10.1007/s00221-012-3360-9

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“…Sample sizes have ranged from 20 to 1,274, with students ranging in age from six to 13 years. Findings from studies conducted in laboratory settings (n=9) are mixed, with three failing to definitively support (45, 62, 152) and six supporting (11, 31, 61, 66, 86, 160) beneficial effects on tasks that measure both speed and accuracy. All of the studies supporting beneficial effects used a version of the flankers test or a measure of choice reaction time for their cognitive measure.…”

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Physical Activity, Fitness, Cognitive Function, and Academic Achievement in Children

Donnelly¹,

Hillman²,

Castelli³

et al. 2016

Medicine &Amp; Science in Sports &Amp; Exercise

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Background The relation among physical activity (PA), fitness, cognitive function, and academic achievement in children is receiving considerable attention. The utility of PA to improve cognition and academic achievement is promising but uncertain; thus, this position stand will provide clarity from the available science. Objective To answer the following questions: (1) among children aged 5-13, do PA and physical fitness influence cognition, learning, brain structure, and brain function? (2) among children aged 5-13, do PA, physical education, and sports programs influence standardized achievement test performance and concentration/attention? Study Eligibility Criteria Primary source articles published in English in peer-reviewed journals. Articles that presented data on, PA, fitness or physical education (PE)/sport participation and cognition, learning, brain function/structure, academic achievement, or concentration/attention were included. Data Sources Two separate searches were performed to identify studies that focused on (1) cognition, learning, brain structure, and brain function; and (2) standardized achievement test performance and concentration/attention. PubMed, ERIC, PsychInfo, SportDiscus, Scopus, Web of Science, Academic Search Premier, and Embase were searched (January 1990- September 2014) for studies that met inclusion criteria. Sixty-four met inclusion criteria for the first search (cognition/learning/brain) and 73 studies met inclusion criteria for the second search (academic achievement/concentration). Study appraisal and synthesis methods Articles were grouped by study design as cross-sectional, longitudinal, acute, or intervention trials. Considerable heterogeneity existed for several important study parameters, therefore results were synthesized and presented by study design. Results A majority of the research supports the view that physical fitness, single bouts of PA, and PA interventions benefit children's cognitive functioning. Limited evidence was available concerning the effects of PA on learning, with only one cross-sectional study meeting the inclusion criteria. Evidence indicates that PA has a relation to areas of the brain that support complex cognitive processes during laboratory tasks. While favorable results have been obtained from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies related to academic achievement, the results obtained from controlled experiments evaluating the benefits of PA on academic performance are mixed and additional, well-designed studies are needed. Limitations Limitations in evidence meeting inclusion criteria for this review include a lack of randomized controlled trials, limited studies that are adequately powered, lack of information on participant characteristics, failure to blind for outcome measures, proximity of PA to measurement outcomes, and lack of accountability for known confounders. Therefore, many studies were ranked as high risk for bias due to multiple design limitations. Conclusions The present systematic review found evidence t...

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Physical Activity, Fitness, Cognitive Function, and Academic Achievement in Children

Donnelly¹,

Hillman²,

Castelli³

et al. 2016

Medicine &Amp; Science in Sports &Amp; Exercise

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989

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“…Tests of executive function indicated that overweight children derived the greatest gains in inhibitory efficiency but only if they participated in the enhanced training program. In a similar study, Chang et al 39 developed a soccer-based coordinative exercise program for kindergarten children. The intervention consisted of either low-or moderate-intensity exercise sessions that took place for 35 min, twice a week for 8 weeks.…”

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

Tomporowski

McCullick

Pendleton

et al. 2015

Journal of Sport and Health Science

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Definitive conclusions concerning the impact of exercise interventions on children's mental functioning are difficult to ascertain because of procedural differences among studies. A narrative review of studies was conducted to evaluate the role of two types of exercise interventions on children's cognition. Acute and chronic exercise interventions were classified as quantitative or qualitative on the basis of manipulations of task complexity and, by inference, mental engagement. Both types of interventions enhance aspects of children's cognition; however, their effects on metacognitive processes are unknown. The role of metacognitive processes and their regulation of children's behavior and academic performance are highlighted.

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“…In general, these studies have revealed that exercise improves cognitive processes, such as attention and speed of processing, but that the improvement lessens shortly after the exercise ends (e.g., Budde, VoelckerRehage, Pietrabyk-Kendziorra, Ribeiro, & Tidow, 2008;Hillman, Snook, & Jerome, 2003). Other studies have tested participants after a relatively long period (weeks or months) of physical training and compared their performance with that of a control group who did not train during that time (Chang, Tsai, Chen, & Hung, 2012;C. L. Davis et al, 2007), also revealing executive function improvements in participants who performed the exercise training.…”

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Sports can protect dynamic visual acuity from aging: A study with young and older judo and karate martial arts athletes

Muiños

Ballesteros

2015

Atten Percept Psychophys

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A major topic of current research in aging has been to investigate ways to promote healthy aging and neuroplasticity in order to counteract perceptual and cognitive declines. The aim of the present study was to investigate the benefits of intensive, sustained judo and karate martial arts training in young and older athletes and nonathletes of the same age for attenuating age-related dynamic visual acuity (DVA) decline. As a target, we used a moving stimulus similar to a Landolt ring that moved horizontally, vertically, or obliquely across the screen at three possible contrasts and three different speeds. The results indicated that (1) athletes had better DVA than nonathletes; (2) the older adult groups showed a larger oblique effect than the younger groups, regardless of whether or not they practiced a martial art; and (3) age modulated the results of sport under the high-speed condition: The DVA of young karate athletes was superior to that of nonathletes, while both judo and karate older athletes showed better DVA than did sedentary older adults. These findings suggest that in older adults, the practice of a martial art in general, rather than the practice of a particular type of martial art, is the crucial thing. We concluded that the sustained practice of a martial art such as judo or karate attenuates the decline of DVA, suggesting neuroplasticity in the aging human brain.

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The impacts of coordinative exercise on executive function in kindergarten children: an ERP study

Cited by 160 publications

References 45 publications

Physical Activity, Fitness, Cognitive Function, and Academic Achievement in Children

Physical Activity, Fitness, Cognitive Function, and Academic Achievement in Children

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

Sports can protect dynamic visual acuity from aging: A study with young and older judo and karate martial arts athletes

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