The relation of childhood physical activity to brain health, cognition, and scholastic achievement /edited by Charles H. Hillman, Darla M. Castelli, Laura Chaddock-Heyman, Neal J. Cohen, Katelin da Cruz, Sharon M. Donovan, Ellen M. Evans, Jodene G. Fine, Ken A Frank, Bonnie Hemrick, Keita Kamijo, Naiman A. Khan, Arthur F. Kramer, Edward McAuley, Andrew C. Parks, Matthew B. Pontifex, Lauren B. Raine, Mark R. Scudder, Alan L. Smith, Thomas R. Wojcicki ; with commentary by Carol L. Cheatham.

The relation of childhood physical activity to brain health, cognition, and scholastic achievement /edited by Charles H. Hillman, Darla M. Castelli, Laura Chaddock-Heyman, Neal J. Cohen, Katelin da Cruz, Sharon M. Donovan, Ellen M. Evans, Jodene G. Fine, Ken A Frank, Bonnie Hemrick, Keita Kamijo, Naiman A. Khan, Arthur F. Kramer, Edward McAuley, Andrew C. Parks, Matthew B. Pontifex, Lauren B. Raine, Mark R. Scudder, Alan L. Smith, Thomas R. Wojcicki ; with commentary by Carol L. Cheatham. - Boston, Massachusetts : Wiley, (c)2014. - vii, 189 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm - Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development ; serial no. 315, vol. 79, no. 4 .

Includes bibliographies and index.

An introduction to the relation of physical activity to cognitive and brain health, and scholastic achievement Physical activity : measurement and behavioral patterns in children and youth The importance of physical activity and aerobic fitness for cognitive control and memory in children The cognitive implications of obesity and nutrition in childhood The differential association of adiposity and fitness with cognitive control in preadolescent children The role of physical activity in reducing barriers to leaning in children with developmental disorders The history of physical activity and academic performance research : informing the future Conclusions and future directions of the research on physical activity and childhood cognitive and brain health Charles H. Hillman -- Thomas R. Wojcicki and Edward McAuley -- Laura Chaddock-Heyman, Charles H. Hillman, Neal J. Cohen, and Arthur F. Kramer -- Naiman A. Khan, Lauren B. Raine, Sharon M. Donovan, and Charles H. Hillman -- Matthew B. Pontifex, Keita Kamijo, Mark R. Scudder, Lauren B. Raine, Naiman A. Khan, Bonnie Hemrick, Ellen M. Evans, Darla M. Castelli, Kenneth A. Frank, and Charles H. Hillman -- Matthew B. Pontifex, Jodene G. Fine, Katelin da Cruz, Andrew C. Parks, and Alan L. Smith -- Darla M. Castelli, Erin E. Centeio, Jungyun Hwang, Jeanne M. Barcelona, Elizabeth M. Glowacki, Hannah G. Calvert, and Hildi M. Nicksic -- Charles H. Hillman.



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Motor learning.
Movement education--United States.
Movement education.
Cognitive learning theory.

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