Physical and cognitive training of executive functions in kindergarten and schools settings;Körperliches und kognitives Training exekutiver Funktionen in Kindergarten und Schule

Sportwissenschaft

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 309-317

  Kubesch, Sabine ^a,b   Walk, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive training; Executive functions (EF); Inhibition; Physical training; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956192321     PISSN: 03422380     EISSN: 18681069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12662-009-0079-2     Document Type: Article

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