Contributions of motor skill development and physical activity to the ontogeny of executive function skills in early childhood

MT Willoughby, K Hudson - Developmental Review, 2023 - Elsevier
Because of executive function (EF) skills' importance for social, emotional, and academic
success, there is strong interest in supporting their development in early childhood. Efforts to …

[HTML][HTML] Interventions and approaches targeting early self-regulation or executive functioning in preschools: a systematic review

RA Muir, SJ Howard, L Kervin - Educational Psychology Review, 2023 - Springer
This systematic literature review sought to reconcile the evidence of efficacy for interventions
and approaches to enhancing self-regulation and/or executive function in preschool …

The effect of an 8-week aerobic dance program on executive function in children

K Zinelabidine, Y Elghoul, G Jouira… - Perceptual and Motor …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In the current study, we examined the effect of an aerobic dance program as part of physical
education (PE) classes on aspects of primary school children's executive functions …

[HTML][HTML] Usability and effects of a combined physical and cognitive intervention based on active video games for preschool children

ZM Liu, CQ Chen, XL Fan, CC Lin, XD Ye - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Executive functions (EFs) are essential for early childhood development, and effective
programs to improve EFs in preschool education are becoming increasingly crucial. There is …

[HTML][HTML] Promoting executive function skills in preschoolers using a play-based program

R Gibb, L Coelho, NA Van Rootselaar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, play has been shown to be a powerful means to enhance learning and brain
development. It is also known that through play children enhance their executive function …

Dance improves motor, cognitive, and social skills in children with developmental cerebellar anomalies

V Bégel, A Bachrach, S Dalla Bella, J Laroche… - The Cerebellum, 2022 - Springer
In this multiple single-cases study, we used dance to train sensorimotor synchronization
(SMS), motor, and cognitive functions in children with developmental cerebellar anomalies …

[HTML][HTML] Potential impact of extra education on the development of executive functions within a year in preschool children: an exploratory research

A Dolgikh, L Bayanova, E Chichinina - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Executive functions have been shown to develop through various extra classes in preschool
age. But the optimal for executive functions development system of such classes has not yet …

Physical Activity and Cognitive Performance in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

JS Morales, E Alberquilla del Río, PL Valenzuela… - Sports Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background Growing evidence suggests that physical activity (PA) could improve cognitive
performance in youths, but whether these effects occur from early childhood remains …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative efficacy of physical activity types on executive functions in children and adolescents: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

J Wang, Y Yang, L Li, X Yang, X Guo, X Yuan… - Journal of Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives This study investigates the impact of various physical activity (PA) types on
executive functions (EFs) in children and adolescents. Design A systematic review and …

Arts, Culture & the Brain: A literature review and new epidemiological analyses

J Bone, D Fancourt - 2022 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Arts, Culture & the Brain Page 1 Arts, Culture & the Brain A literature review and new
epidemiological analyses January 2022 Dr Jessica K Bone & Dr Daisy Fancourt INSTITUTE …