Background Physical activity (PA) may positively stimulate the brain, cognition and mental
health during adolescence, a period of dynamic neurobiological development. High …

Objective To summarise the current evidence on the effects of physical activity (PA)
interventions on cognitive and academic performance in children, and formulate research …

Background Early adolescence is a period of dynamic neurobiological change. Converging
lines of research suggest that regular physical activity (PA) and improved aerobic fitness …

Objective To investigate putative neurobiological mechanisms that link longer-term physical
activity interventions to mental health and cognitive outcomes using randomised controlled …

Background Physical activity (PA) is critical to preventing childhood obesity and contributes
to children's overall physical and cognitive health, yet fewer than half of all children achieve …

Background Rates of physical activity decline throughout adolescence, and evidence
indicates that this has an adverse impact on psychological health. This paper aims to …

Objective: Recent studies have shown promising effects of physical activity on cognitive
function, but there is a need to investigate this link in real-life settings such as schools …

Objective To determine the effects of interventions aimed at optimising the quantity and
quality of physical education (PE) on cognition and academic performance in children and …

Background School-based physical activity interventions evaluating the effect on academic
performance usually includes children. We aimed to investigate the effect of a nine-month …

Background Physical activity (PA) declines throughout adolescence, therefore PA promotion
during this period is important. We analyzed the effect of two school-based PA interventions …