Move your body, boost your brain: the positive impact of physical activity on cognition across all age groups

F Festa, S Medori, M Macrì - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
While the physical improvements from exercise have been well documented over the years,
the impact of physical activity on mental health has recently become an object of interest …

Systematic review of studies on exposure to arsenic in drinking water and cognitive and neurobehavioral effects

P Boffetta, L Sambati, M Sassano - Critical Reviews in Toxicology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
An association between exposure to arsenic (As) and neurologic and behavioral effects has
been reported in some studies, but no systematic review is available of the evidence linking …

Effect of combined physical–cognitive training on the functional and cognitive capacity of older people with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial

Y Castellote-Caballero, MC Carcelén Fraile… - BMC medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background The increase in population aging highlights the growing prevalence of mild
cognitive impairment, prompting the adoption of interventions that combine physical …

Static and dynamic resting-state brain activity patterns of table tennis players in 7-Tesla MRI

Y Li, M Zhao, Y Cao, Y Gao, Y Wang, B Yun… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Table tennis involves quick and accurate motor responses during training and competition.
Multiple studies have reported considerably faster visuomotor responses and expertise …

Effects of a games-based physical education lesson on cognitive function in adolescents

LM Gilbert, KJ Dring, RA Williams, R Boat… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Despite the importance of physical education (PE) lessons for physical activity in
adolescents, the acute cognitive responses to PE lessons have not been explored; a gap in …

[HTML][HTML] Midlife physical activity engagement is associated with later-life brain health

M Ai, TP Morris, AN de la Colina, N Thovinakere… - Neurobiology of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The relationship between midlife physical activity (PA), and cognition and brain health in
later life is poorly understood with conflicting results from previous research. Investigating …

[HTML][HTML] A neurocognitive perspective on the relationship between exercise and reward: implications for weight management and drug addiction

Y Zhou, RJ Stubbs, G Finlayson - Appetite, 2023 - Elsevier
The impact of exercise on food reward is increasingly being discussed as an interplay
between executive function (EF), homeostasis and mechanisms promoting or undermining …

Alterations in functional connectivity of executive control network reveal influence of indoor toluene on cognition at low concentration

C Zhan, J Liu, M Cui, W Wu, F Hao, Z Wang, J Liu… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The mechanism for indoor toluene on cognition at low concentrations remains
unknown. Objective The present study combines attention network testing (ANT) and …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of the special olympics unified sports soccer training program on executive function in adolescents with intellectual disabilities

R Xiao, P Xu, XL Liang, Z Zou, JG Zhong… - Journal of Exercise …, 2024 - Elsevier
Intellectual disability (ID) encompasses a broad range of developmental disorders
characterized by limited intellectual capacity, an IQ below 70, and poor adaptive behavior. 1 …

Cognitive benefits of higher cardiorespiratory fitness in preadolescent children are associated with increased connectivity within the cingulo-opercular network

TS Ligeza, LB Raine, MB Pontifex, M Wyczesany… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Higher cardiorespiratory fitness has been associated with improved cognitive control in
preadolescent children, with various studies highlighting related brain health benefits. This …