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Physical Activity and Cognitive Development: A Meta-Analysis by William M. Jackson; Nicholas Davis; Stephen A. Sands; Robert A. Whittington; Lena S. Sun is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Research Question: Is there an association between regular exercise, defined as a structured program of increased physical activity at least 1 month in duration, and improvements in measures of executive functions compared with children who engage in their normal daily activities? ## Context: The association between increased physical activity and changes in performance on tasks of executive functions have not been well elucidated in children. Executive functioning is important to intellectual development and academic success in children, and inexpensive, nonpharmacological methods for the treatment of executive dysfunction represent an attractive interventional target. ## Objective: To estimate the effect of a structured regular exercise program on neuropsychological domains of executive function in children ages 7 to 12. ## Data Sources: We performed a systematic review of English and non-English articles using Cochrane Library, EBSCO CINAHL, Ovid MEDLINE, PSYCInfo, Pubmed, and Web of Science, including all years allowed by each individual search engine. The search string used was “(exercise OR phys\*) AND (cognit\* OR executive) AND (child\* OR preadolesc\*).” The authors of
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- Author
- William M. Jackson; Nicholas Davis; Stephen A. Sands; Robert A. Whittington; Lena S. Sun
- Publisher
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)