Physical activity and mental performance in preadolescents: Effects of acute exercise on free-recall memory

Mental Health and Physical Activity

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-22

  Pesce, Caterina ^a   Crova, Claudia ^a   Cereatti, Lucio ^a   Casella, Rita ^a   Bellucci, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b Regional Educational Research Institute of Lazio   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognition; Mental health; Physical education; Primacy; Recency

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WORD LIST RECALL;

EID: 67349257018     PISSN: 17552966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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