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THE BRAIN AND EXERCISE_II

The first systematic examination of physical activity and brain relationship began in the 1970s, with findings indicating that older adults who regularly participated in physical activity had faster psychomotor speed, relative to their sedentary counterparts, on simple and choice reaction-time tests. Interestingly, no such relationship was observed in comparable groups of younger adults, suggesting that the benefits of physical activity on cognition were specific to older adults. Later, Sibley and Etnier’s (2003) meta-analysis determined a positive relation between physical activity and cognitive performance in school-age children (aged 4–18 years) in eight measurement categories: • perceptual skills, • intelligence quotient, • achievement, • verbal tests, • mathematic tests, • memory, • developmental level/academic readiness and • other • Exercise stimulates brain growth and boost cognitive performance. This paper will discuss the above findings from historical and contemporary perspectives Benjamin A. Sibley and Jennifer L. Etnier: The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Cognition in Children: A Meta-Analysis. Pediatric Exercise Science, 2003, 15, 243-256.

BRAIN AND EXERCIS

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