Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Fitness Affects Cognition

Article cites research which determined the brains of 9 and 10 year old children were more capable of executive function and scoring better on IQ tests if they were physically fit.  The fitter the child, the more pronounced the augmentation of certain parts of the brain related to cognition.

Additionally, the article cited research that revealed that students who run for 20 minutes before taking a test score notably higher.

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