Study protocol and rationale of the “Cogni-action project” a cross-sectional and randomized controlled trial about physical activity, brain health, cognition, and educational achievement in schoolchildren

Study protocol and rationale of the “Cogni-action project” a cross-sectional and randomized controlled trial about physical activity, brain health, cognition, and educational achievement in schoolchildren

Abstract Background Education and health are crucial topics for public policies as both largely determine the future wellbeing of the society. Currently, several studies recognize that physical activity (PA) benefits brain health in children. However, most of these studies have not been carried out...

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Main Authors: Patricio Solis-Urra, Jorge Olivares-Arancibia, Ernesto Suarez-Cadenas, Javier Sanchez-Martinez, Fernando Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Francisco B. Ortega, Irene Esteban-Cornejo, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Jose Castro-Piñero, Alejandro Veloz, Steren Chabert, Kabir P. Saradangani, Juan Pablo Zavala-Crichton, Jairo H. Migueles, Jose Mora-Gonzalez, Milton Quiroz-Escobar, Diego Almonte-Espinoza, Alfonso Urzúa, Constantino D. Dragicevic, Aland Astudillo, Eduardo Méndez-Gassibe, Daniel Riquelme-Uribe, Marcela Jarpa Azagra, Carlos Cristi-Montero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Physical activity
Sedentary lifestyle
Fitness
Academic performance
Cognition
Magnetic resonance imaging
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1639-8

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