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http://hdl.handle.net/1820/3880| Title: | The GOALS Study: The association between physical activity, cognitive performance, and academic achievement in adolescents |
| Authors: | Van Dijk, Martin De Groot, Renate Kirschner, Paul A. |
| Keywords: | adolescents physical activity cognitive performance academic achievement the goals study |
| Issue Date: | 26-Apr-2011 |
| Publisher: | CELSTEC |
| Abstract: | Research in adults and children has shown a positive association between physical activity and cognitive performance. Few studies have investigated this in adolescents, while the prefrontal cortex, responsible for the higher order cognitive functions, is still developing in this age group. The main goal of this study is to investigate how the amount and intensity of physical activity may predict cognitive performance and consequently academic achievement in adolescents. In order to investigate this, an observational longitudinal study in 500 students in grades 7, 9, 11 will be executed. |
| Description: | Van Dijk, M. L., De Groot, R. H. M., & Kirschner, P. A. (2011, 26 April). The GOALS Study: The association between physical activity, cognitive performance, and academic achievement in adolescents. Presentation at the Learning & Cognition meeting, Heerlen, The Netherlands. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1820/3880 |
| Appears in Collections: | 2. LC: Presentations |
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