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The Role of Aerobic Fitness in Cortical Thickness and Mathematics Achievement in Preadolescent Children
2015
PLoS ONE
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. We demonstrate that higher fit children (>70th percentile VO 2max ) showed decreased gray matter thickness in superior frontal cortex, superior temporal areas, and lateral occipital cortex, coupled
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0134115
pmid:26267897
pmcid:PMC4534422
fatcat:44bqqiqmofdhzlbkcr4nkkwwfu