Cognitive functions, also known as intellectual functions, encompass thinking, understanding, memory, language, computation, and judgment, and are performed in the cerebrum. The prefrontal cortex (PFC ...

Myokines are hormones that communicate via the bloodstream with various organs such as the brain, adipose tissue, liver, bone ...

People who are physically active during childhood have higher cognitive functions in later life. Participants who exercised when they were children did better on cognitive tests regardless of their ...

Yoga and breathing exercises have a positive effect on children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). After special classes, children improve their attention, decrease hyperactivity, ...

Objective To synthesise randomised controlled trials (RCTs) regarding the effects of chronic exercise interventions on different domain-specific executive functions (EFs) among children and ...

Our brain may depend on physical activity to stay healthy. Slawomir Kruz/ Shutterstock Many studies suggest that exercise can help protect our memory as we age. This is because exercise has been shown ...

There is considerable interest in assessing the airway response to exercise in children because of the clinical impact of exercise triggered asthma attacks (1,2). Field studies in unselected primary ...