Purpose: Physical activity (PA) is known to improve cognitive and brain function, but debate
continues regarding the consistency and magnitude of its effects, populations and cognitive …

Objectives The aim of this meta-analysis was to provide a systematic review of intervention
studies that investigated the effects of physical activity on multiple domains of executive …

A significant body of work has investigated the effects of acute exercise, defined as a single
bout of physical activity, on mood and cognitive functions in humans. Several excellent …

Background The relation among physical activity (PA), fitness, cognitive function, and
academic achievement in children is receiving considerable attention. The utility of PA to …

In 2008, Stodden and colleagues took a unique developmental approach toward addressing
the potential role of motor competence in promoting positive or negative trajectories of …

Whereas a wealth of studies have investigated acute effects of moderate aerobic exercise
on executive function, the roles of age, fitness, and the component of executive function in …

An emerging body of evidence has begun to document the beneficial after effects of single
bouts—or doses—of physical activity for cognition. This article highlights a selection of …

Objective To examine the impact of acute classroom movement break (CMB) and physically
active learning (PAL) interventions on physical activity (PA), cognition, academic …

In this article, we argue that motor and cognitive processes are functionally related and most
likely share a similar evolutionary history. This is supported by clinical and neural data …

Why does performing certain tasks cause the aversive experience of mental effort and
concomitant deterioration in task performance? One explanation posits a physical resource …