Distraction versus intensity. The importance of exercise classes for cognitive performance in school.

Autor/inn/en	Wollseiffen, Petra; Vogt, Tobias; Strüder, Heiko K.; Schneider, Stefan
Titel	Distraction versus intensity. The importance of exercise classes for cognitive performance in school. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Ablenkung versus Intensität. Zur Bedeutung von Sportunterricht für die kognitive Leistung in der Schule.
Quelle	In: Medical principles and practice, 27 (2018) 1, S. 61-65 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1423-0151
DOI	10.1159/000486281
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Vergleichsuntersuchung; Kognition; Kognitive Leistung; Gehirn; Kognition; Neurophysiologie; Schule; Sportpsychologie; Sportunterricht; Kunst; Sportpädagogik; Aerobic; Schule; Gehirn; Elektroenzephalogramm; Kunst; Aerobic; Bewegung (Motorische); Bewegungsaktivität; Sportpsychologie; Sportpädagogik; Sportunterricht; Neurophysiologie; Grundschulalter
Abstract	Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the influence of a class of aerobic exercise and an art class on brain cortical activity and possible effects on cognitive performance. Subject and methods: Electroencephalography was used to record the electrocortical activity of 16 schoolchildren (8-10 years old) before and after an aerobic exercise class and an art class. Performance in a standardized test of educational attainment (VERA-3) was assessed following both classes. Results: A significant decrease in cortical activity was detected in all 4 lobes after exercise but not after art classes (p ( 0.05). No changes in cognitive performance were observed after exercise and art classes. Conclusion: In this study, cortical activity was reduced after an exercise class but no effect on cognitive performance was observed. Hence, the neurophysiological effect of exercise should be further evaluated regarding different kinds of cognitive performance: creativity, knowledge acquisition as well as the outlasting effects of exercise on academic achievement. (Autor).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2021/3