This study is the first to systematically review and quantify the effects of physical activity on
brain structure and neurophysiological functioning in children. Electronic data bases were�…

Background Previous reviews show a favourable relationship between physical activity (PA)
and brain health in children and youth. The purpose of this systematic review was to extend�…

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review of studies in which the impact of physical
activity on brain structure and function in children and adolescents is examined. DATA�…

Background International and national committees have started to evaluate the evidence for
the effects of physical activity on neurocognitive health in childhood and adolescence to�…

Introduction: In the last decades, different studies have investigated the effects of exercise or
physical activity (PA) on cognitive functions and academic performance in children and�…

Objective. This study synthesized literature concerning casual evidence of effects of various
physical activity programs on motor skills and cognitive development in typically developed�…

Objectives To comprehensively review all observational and experimental studies
examining the relationship between physical activity and cognitive development during early�…

Physical inactivity has been shown to increase the risk for several chronic diseases across
the lifespan. However, the impact of physical activity and aerobic fitness on childhood�…

OBJECTIVE: To present a conceptual model explaining the mechanisms for the effect of
physical activity on cognitive and mental health in young people and to conduct a systematic�…

Researching the relationship between physical activity and academic performance is
becoming an important research topic due to increasing evidence about the positive effect of�…