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| Title |
Physical Activity in the School Setting: Cognitive Performance Is Not Affected by Three Different Types of Acute Exercise
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00723 |
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| Authors |
Vera van den Berg, Emi Saliasi, Renate H. M. de Groot, Jelle Jolles, Mai J. M. Chinapaw, Amika S. Singh |
| Abstract |
Recent studies indicate that a single bout of physical exercise can have immediate positive effects on cognitive performance of children and adolescents. However, the type of exercise that affects cognitive performance the most in young adolescents is not fully understood. Therefore, this controlled study examined the acute effects of three types of 12-min classroom-based exercise sessions on information processing speed and selective attention. The three conditions consisted of aerobic, coordination, and strength exercises, respectively. In particular, this study focused on the feasibility and efficiency of introducing short bouts of exercise in the classroom. One hundred and ninety five students (5th and 6th grade; 10-13 years old) participated in a double baseline within-subjects design, with students acting as their own control. Exercise type was randomly assigned to each class and acted as between-subject factor. Before and immediately after both the control and the exercise session, students performed two cognitive tests that measured information processing speed (Letter Digit Substitution Test) and selective attention (d2 Test of Attention). The results revealed that exercising at low to moderate intensity does not have an effect on the cognitive parameters tested in young adolescents. Furthermore, there were no differential effects of exercise type. The results of this study are discussed in terms of the caution which should be taken when conducting exercise sessions in a classroom setting aimed at improving cognitive performance. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 20% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 7 | 70% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 90% |
| Scientists | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 229 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 227 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 39 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 30 | 13% |
| Researcher | 28 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 28 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 36 | 16% |
| Unknown | 56 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sports and Recreations | 64 | 28% |
| Psychology | 28 | 12% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 22 | 10% |
| Unknown | 74 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 July 2016.
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