Effects of physical activity on motor skills and cognitive development in early childhood: a systematic review

N Zeng, M Ayyub, H Sun, X Wen… - BioMed research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. This study synthesized literature concerning casual evidence of effects of various
physical activity programs on motor skills and cognitive development in typically developed …

What works and what doesn't work? A systematic review of digital mental health interventions for depression and anxiety in young people

S Garrido, C Millington, D Cheers, K Boydell… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: A major challenge in providing mental health interventions for young people is
making such interventions accessible and appealing to those most in need. Online and app …

The relationship between motor skills and cognitive skills in 4–16 year old typically develo** children: A systematic review

IMJ Van der Fels, SCM Te Wierike, E Hartman… - Journal of science and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives This review aims to give an overview of studies providing evidence for a
relationship between motor and cognitive skills in typically develo** children. Design A …

Developmental changes in executive functioning

K Lee, R Bull, RMH Ho - Child development, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Although early studies of executive functioning in children supported Miyake et al.'s (2000)
three‐factor model, more recent findings supported a variety of undifferentiated or two‐factor …

Relations between executive function and academic achievement from ages 5 to 17 in a large, representative national sample

JR Best, PH Miller, JA Naglieri - Learning and individual differences, 2011 - Elsevier
This study examined age-related changes in complex executive function (EF) in a large,
representative sample (N= 2036) aged 5 to 17 using the Cognitive Assessment System …

Core executive functions are associated with success in young elite soccer players

T Vestberg, G Reinebo, L Maurex, M Ingvar, P Petrovic - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Physical capacity and coordination cannot alone predict success in team sports such as
soccer. Instead, more focus has been directed towards the importance of cognitive abilities …

Development and plasticity of cognitive flexibility in early and middle childhood

F Buttelmann, J Karbach - Frontiers in psychology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Cognitive flexibility, the ability to flexibly switch between tasks, is a core dimension of
executive functions (EFs) allowing to control actions and to adapt flexibly to changing …

Hot and cool executive functions in adolescence: Development and contributions to important developmental outcomes

K Poon - Frontiers in psychology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Despite significant theoretical advancement in the area of child neuropsychology, limited
attention has been paid to the developmental features of adolescence. The present study …

Executive functions predict the success of top-soccer players

T Vestberg, R Gustafson, L Maurex, M Ingvar… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
While the importance of physical abilities and motor coordination is non-contested in sport,
more focus has recently been turned toward cognitive processes important for different …

Assessment and development of executive function (EF) during childhood

P Anderson - Child neuropsychology, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
This review paper outlines the issues associated with the assessment of executive function
(EF) in children and adolescents, and describes the developmental profile of executive …