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Exercise types and working memory components during development

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Sebastian Ludyga *
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Markus Gerber
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Keita Kamijo
DOI:10.1016/j.tics.2021.12.004delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Working memory is crucial to learning and academic success. Exercise has been found to benefit working memory in late life, but its effects during cognitive development are less clear. Building on findings that working memory is supported by the motor system, we highlight the sensitivity of different working memory components to acute and long-term exercise in children and adolescents. We also consider how the specific skill demands of endurance and coordinative exercise influence this sensitivity. Distinct effects of these exercise types are further linked with neurocognitive and neuroendocrine pathways. Our review suggests long-term rather than acute benefits of exercise for children and adolescents' working memory, which are more pronounced and specific for exercise with high coordinative demands.
Keywords:
TYPICALLY DEVELOPING-CHILDREN
CEREBRAL-BLOOD-FLOW
COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE
PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS
CARDIOVASCULAR EXERCISE
PREFRONTAL CORTEX
AEROBIC EXERCISE
SERIAL-ORDER
MOTOR

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Trends in Cognitive Sciences cover
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
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University of Basel
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Chukyo University
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