在埃及青春期前儿童中,有氧健身和注意力功能之间的关联
Osama Abdelkarim1,2, Mohamed Aly1,3, Noha ElGyar4
1Faculty of Physical Education, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Frontiers in psychology
|July 24, 2023
概括
埃及儿童的高有氧健身与更好的认知控制有关,特别是在执行网络中. 这表明,身体活动对大脑功能的好处是跨文化普遍存在的.
科学领域:
- 认知神经科学 认知神经科学
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 运动生理学 运动生理学
背景情况:
- 文化和教育因素影响认知发展.
- 有氧健身与西方和亚洲儿童的认知控制有积极的相关性.
- 这种关联在阿拉伯人口中仍然未被探索.
研究的目的:
- 研究埃及青春期前儿童的有氧健身和注意力网络之间的关系.
- 确定有氧健身和认知控制之间的联系是否延伸到阿拉伯人口.
主要方法:
- 103名埃及青春期前儿童 (平均年龄9.76岁) 参与了这项研究.
- 通过6分钟的跑步测试来评估有氧健身.
- 使用计算机化注意力网络测试来评估注意力网络 (提醒,定向,执行).
主要成果:
- 更高的有氧健身与更快的反应时间以及在要求认知任务 (不一致的试验) 上更好的准确性相关.
- 增加有氧健身与更有效的执行注意力网络有关.
- 没有发现警报或指导网络的重要关联.
结论:
- 空气健身对于埃及儿童的认知发展至关重要,特别是执行功能.
- 有氧健身对认知控制的积极影响似乎在文化上是普遍的.
- 研究结果支持将体育活动纳入教育策略,以在不同人群中提高认知能力.
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