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Physical Activity
Poldrack, & Wise, 2009). Welk, Morrow and Falls (2002) reported that
lower levels of aerobic fitness were associated with longer reaction
time in youth and decreased response accuracy; children in higher
levels of aerobic fitness were not behaviorally different. Chaddock-
Heyman et al. (2014) reported that children with higher aerobic fit-
ness levels had greater white matter integrity and subcortical struc-
tures than children in lower aerobic fitness levels. White matter and
subcortical structures are critical for learning and memory. They
were the first to demonstrate that aerobic fitness in children is pos-
itively associated with brain and cognitive health, using diffusion
tensor imaging. Researchers showed that higher fit children show
greater fractional anisotropy in sections of the corpus callosum,
corona radiata, and superior longitudinal fasciculus, compared to
lower fit children.
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Poldrack, & Wise, 2009). Welk, Morrow and Falls (2002) reported that
lower levels of aerobic fitness were associated with longer reaction
time in youth and decreased response accuracy; children in higher
levels of aerobic fitness were not behaviorally different. Chaddock-
Heyman et al. (2014) reported that children with higher aerobic fit-
ness levels had greater white matter integrity and subcortical struc-
tures than children in lower aerobic fitness levels. White matter and
subcortical structures are critical for learning and memory. They
were the first to demonstrate that aerobic fitness in children is pos-
itively associated with brain and cognitive health, using diffusion
tensor imaging. Researchers showed that higher fit children show
greater fractional anisotropy in sections of the corpus callosum,
corona radiata, and superior longitudinal fasciculus, compared to
lower fit children.
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