Cardiorespiratory fitness and the flexible modulation of cognitive control in preadolescent children

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1332-1345

  Pontifex, Matthew B ^a   Raine, Lauren B ^a   Johnson, Christopher R ^a   Chaddock, Laura ^a   Voss, Michelle W ^a   Cohen, Neal J ^a   Kramer, Arthur F ^a   Hillman, Charles H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF COMPATIBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COGNITION; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, P300; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 79953729102     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2010.21528     Document Type: Article

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