Physical Fitness, White Matter Volume and Academic Performance in Children: Findings From the ActiveBrains and FITKids2 Projects
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Esteban Cornejo, Irene; Rodríguez Ayllon, María; Verdejo Román, Juan; Cadenas Sánchez, Cristina; Mora González, José Rafael; Catena Martínez, Andrés; Ortega Porcel, Francisco BartoloméEditorial
Frontiers Media
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Aerobic capacity Motor ability Speed-agility Muscular strength Brain structure Academic achievement Obesity Childhood and youth
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2019-01-12Referencia bibliográfica
Esteban-Cornejo I, Rodriguez-Ayllon M, Verdejo-Roman J, Cadenas-Sanchez C, Mora-Gonzalez J, Chaddock-Heyman L, Raine LB, Stillman CM, Kramer AF, Erickson KI, Catena A, Ortega FB and Hillman CH (2019) Physical Fitness, White Matter Volume and Academic Performance in Children: Findings From the ActiveBrains and FITKids2 Projects. Front. Psychol. 10:208
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The ActiveBrains study was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (DEP2013-47540, DEP2016- 79512-R, and PSI2012-3929). The FITKids2 study was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (HD069381).Resumen
The aims of this study were (i) to examine the association between
cardiorespiratory fitness and white matter volume and test whether those associations
differ between normal-weight and overweight/obese children (ii) to analyze the
association between other physical fitness components (i.e., motor and muscular) and
white matter volume, and (iii) to examine whether the fitness-related associations in white
matter volume were related to academic performance. Data came from two independent projects: ActiveBrains project (n = 100;
10.0 1.1 years; 100% overweight/obese; Spain) and FITKids2 project (n = 242;
8.6 0.5 years; 36% overweight/obese, United States). Cardiorespiratory fitness was
assessed in both projects, and motor and muscular fitness were assessed in the
ActiveBrains project. T1-weighted images were acquired with a 3.0 T S Magnetom Tim
Trio system. Academic performance was assessed by standardized tests. Cardiorespiratory fitness may positively relate to white matter volume in
overweight/obese children, and in turn, academic performance. In addition, motor and
muscular fitness may also influence white matter volume coupled with better academic
performance. From a public health perspective, implementing exercise interventions that
combine aerobic, motor and muscular training to enhance physical fitness may benefit
brain development and academic success