[HTML][HTML] Conclusions about interventions, programs, and approaches for improving executive functions that appear justified and those that, despite much hype, do not

A Diamond, DS Ling - Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The 'Executive Functions'(EFs) of inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive
flexibility enable us to think before we act, resist temptations or impulsive reactions, stay …

Exercise, sports, and performance arts benefit cognition via a common process.

PD Tomporowski, C Pesce - Psychological bulletin, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Exercise training is widely promoted as a method to enhance both physical health and
cognitive function. Although routine exercise engenders physiological adaptations to the …

Review of the evidence on, and fundamental questions about, efforts to improve executive functions, including working memory

A Diamond, DS Ling - Cognitive and working memory training …, 2020 - books.google.com
Review of the evidence on, and fundamental questions about, efforts to improve executive
functions, including working memory Page 166 8 Review of the Evidence on, and Fundamental …

The acute effect of high-intensity exercise on executive function: a meta-analysis

D Moreau, E Chou - Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
High-intensity exercise has recently emerged as a potent alternative to aerobic regimens,
with ramifications for health and brain function. As part of this trend, single sessions of …

More than one road leads to Rome: A narrative review and meta-analysis of physical activity intervention effects on cognition in youth

S Vazou, C Pesce, K Lakes… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
A growing body of research indicates that physical activity (PA) positively impacts cognitive
function in youth. However, not all forms of PA benefit cognition equally. The purpose of this …

[HTML][HTML] Thinking while moving or moving while thinking–concepts of motor-cognitive training for cognitive performance enhancement

F Herold, D Hamacher, L Schega… - Frontiers in aging …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The demographic change in industrial countries, with increasingly sedentary lifestyles, has a
negative impact on mental health. Normal and pathological aging leads to cognitive deficits …

Disentangling the relationship between children's motor ability, executive function and academic achievement

M Schmidt, F Egger, V Benzing, K Jäger… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Even though positive relations between children's motor ability and their academic
achievement are frequently reported, the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. Executive …

[HTML][HTML] Executive functions, visual-motor coordination, physical fitness and academic achievement: Longitudinal relations in typically develo** children

N Oberer, V Gashaj, CM Roebers - Human movement science, 2018 - Elsevier
The present longitudinal study included different school readiness factors measured in
kindergarten with the aim to predict later academic achievement in second grade. Based on …

[HTML][HTML] Popular interventions to enhance sustained attention in children and adolescents: A critical systematic review

EJ Slattery, E O'Callaghan, P Ryan, DG Fortune… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
There are a myriad of interventions promoting activities designed to help enhance sustained
attention in children and adolescents. In this systematic review, we critically evaluate the …

[HTML][HTML] Aerobic-Exercise and resistance-training interventions have been among the least effective ways to improve executive functions of any method tried thus far

A Diamond, DS Ling - Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We appreciate that our colleagues, Hillman et al.(2018), would like to conclude that aerobic
exercise improves executive functions (EFs). We, too, would like to conclude that. However …