Background The purpose of this paper is to review relationships of academic performance
and some of its determinants to participation in school-based physical activities, including …

Diseases that affect the eye, including photoreceptor degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and
glaucoma, affect 11.8 million people in the US, resulting in vision loss and blindness. Loss of …

Background. The present study examined whether aerobic fitness training of older humans
can increase brain volume in regions associated with age-related decline in both brain …

Aging causes changes in the hippocampus that may lead to cognitive decline in older
adults. In young animals, exercise increases hippocampal neurogenesis and improves …

Deterioration of the hippocampus occurs in elderly individuals with and without dementia,
yet individual variation exists in the degree and rate of hippocampal decay. Determining the …

Regular physical exercise improves cognitive functions and lowers the risk for age-related
cognitive decline. Since little is known about the nature and the timing of the underlying …

Research in humans and animals has shown that exercise improves mood and cognition.
Physical activity also causes a robust increase in neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of the …

Exercise Psychology, Second Edition, addresses the psychological and biological
consequences of exercise and physical activity and their subsequent effects on mood and …

While limited research is available, evidence indicates that physical and mental activity
influence the aging process. Human data show that executive functions of the type …

Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is characterized by a pervasive pattern of
developmentally inappropriate inattentive, impulsive and hyperactive behaviors that typically …