The effects of physical activity on functional MRI activation associated with cognitive control in children: A randomized controlled intervention

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue FEB, 2013, Pages

  Chaddock Heyman, Laura ^a   Erickson, Kirk I ^b   Voss, Michelle W ^c   Knecht, Anya M ^a   Pontifex, Matthew B ^d   Castelli, Darla M ^e   Hillman, Charles H ^a   Kramer, Arthur F ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation; Brain; Children; Fitness; fMRI; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FITNESS; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84933670459     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00072     Document Type: Article

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