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1. Motor coordination correlates with academic achievement and cognitive function in children

Author

Valter Rocha Fernandes, Michele Levi Scipião Ribeiro, Thais eMelo, Paulo de Tarso Maciel-Pinheiro, Thiago Teixeira Guimarães, Narahyana B. Araújo, Sidarta eRibeiro, and Andrea Camaz Deslandes

Subjects
Motor Skills, executive functions, Child, Educational Status, physical exercise, Psychology, BF1-990
Abstract

The relationship between exercise and cognition is an important topic of research that only recently began to unravel. Here we set out to investigate the relation between motor skills, cognitive function and school performance in 45 students from 8 to 14 years of age. We used a cross-sectional design to evaluate motor coordination (Touch Test Disc), agility (Shuttle Run Speed - running back and forth), school performance (Academic Achievement Test), the Stroop test and 6 sub-tests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV (WISC-IV). We found that the Touch Test Disc was the best predictor of school performance (R²=0.20). Significant correlations were also observed between motor coordination and several indices of cognitive function, such as the total score of the Academic Achievement Test (Spearman’s rho=0.536; p

Published
2016
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2. PHYSICAL INACTIVITY, CHRONIC DISEASES, IMMUNITY AND COVID-19

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Rodrigo Terra Mattos Sanctos, Thiago Teixeira Guimarães, and Henrique Mariano Brito dos Santos

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Immunity, Mental stress, Pandemic, Medicine, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Political authorities, Psychiatry, 030304 developmental biology, Inflammation, 0303 health sciences, business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, Physical exercise, 030229 sport sciences, Evidence-based medicine, Harm, Sports medicine, Anxiety, medicine.symptom, business, RC1200-1245
Abstract

Complications arising from COVID-19 reflect an abnormal immune response in people previously diagnosed with chronic, non-communicable diseases (NCD), such as cardiovascular, metabolic and pulmonary conditions. Physical inactivity is recognized as a condition that affects the development of chronic low-grade inflammation, NCD, and susceptibility to cell infections. Anxiety and mental stress, poor nutritional status, drug use and circadian rhythm disturbances can further aggravate the harm caused by physical inactivity. Therefore, the purpose of the review is to invite health professionals, their respective regulatory boards, universities, research promotion foundations, media, political authorities and lay citizens to raise awareness of immunity and health in the medium- to long-term control of the current pandemic. Level of evidence V; Expert opinion.

Published
2020

3. Neuroscience of Exercise: From Neurobiology Mechanisms to Mental Health

Author

Charlene Blois, Andrea Camaz Deslandes, Eduardo Matta Mello Portugal, Renato Sobral Monteiro-Junior, Thais Cevada, Ercole C. Rubini, Eduardo Lattari, and Thiago Teixeira Guimarães

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Sports science, Models, Neurological, Physical exercise, Disease, Athletic Performance, medicine, Humans, Dementia, Nerve Growth Factors, Psychiatry, Biological Psychiatry, Neurotransmitter Agents, biology, Athletes, Mental Disorders, Brain, medicine.disease, biology.organism_classification, Mental health, Affect, Psychiatry and Mental health, Mental Health, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Mood, Major depressive disorder, Psychology, Neuroscience, Physical Conditioning, Human, Clinical psychology
Abstract

The neuroscience of exercise is a growing research area that is dedicated to furthering our understanding of the effects that exercise has on mental health and athletic performance. The present study examined three specific topics: (1) the relationship between exercise and mental disorders (e.g. major depressive disorder, dementia and Parkinson's disease), (2) the effects of exercise on the mood and mental health of athletes, and (3) the possible neurobiological mechanisms that mediate the effects of exercise. Positive responses to regular physical exercise, such as enhanced functional capacity, increased autonomy and improved self-esteem, are frequently described in the recent literature, and these responses are all good reasons for recommending regular exercise. In addition, physical exercise may improve both mood and adherence to an exercise program in healthy individuals and might modulate both the performance and mental health of athletes. Exercise is associated with the increased synthesis and release of both neurotransmitters and neurotrophic factors, and these increases may be associated with neurogenesis, angiogenesis and neuroplasticity. This review is a call-to-action that urges researchers to consider the importance of understanding the neuroscience of physical exercise and its contributions to sports science.

Published
2013
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