Physical Activity Increases White Matter Microstructure in Children

Physical Activity Increases White Matter Microstructure in Children

Children are becoming increasingly inactive, unfit, and overweight, yet there is relatively little causal evidence regarding the effects of physical activity on brain health during childhood. The present study examined the effects of an after-school physical activity program (FITKids2) on the micros...

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Main Authors: Laura Chaddock-Heyman, Kirk I. Erickson, Caitlin Kienzler, Eric S. Drollette, Lauren B. Raine, Shih-Chun Kao, Jeanine Bensken, Robert Weisshappel, Darla M. Castelli, Charles H. Hillman, Arthur F. Kramer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
brain deve
children
physical activity
diffusion tensor imaging
white matter
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2018.00950/full

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