The role of aerobic fitness in cortical thickness and mathematics achievement in preadolescent children.

Growing evidence suggests that aerobic fitness benefits the brain and cognition during childhood. The present study is the first to explore cortical brain structure of higher fit and lower fit 9- and 10-year-old children, and how aerobic fitness and cortical thickness relate to academic achievement....

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Main Authors: Laura Chaddock-Heyman, Kirk I Erickson, Caitlin Kienzler, Matthew King, Matthew B Pontifex, Lauren B Raine, Charles H Hillman, Arthur F Kramer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134115