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ABSTRACT VII
I. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE RELATION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO COGNITIVE AND BRAIN HEALTH, AND SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT
Charles H. Hillman 1
II. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: MEASUREMENT AND BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Thomas R. Wójcicki and Edward McAuley 7
III. THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND AEROBIC FITNESS FOR COGNITIVE CONTROL AND MEMORY IN CHILDREN
Laura Chaddock-Heyman, Charles H. Hillman, Neal J. Cohen, and Arthur F. Kramer 25
IV. THE COGNITIVE IMPLICATIONS OF OBESITY AND NUTRITION IN CHILDHOOD
Naiman A. Khan, Lauren B. Raine, Sharon M. Donovan, and Charles H. Hillman 51
V. THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF ADIPOSITY AND FITNESS WITH COGNITIVE CONTROL IN PREADOLESCENT CHILDREN
Matthew B. Pontifex, Keita Kamijo, Mark R. Scudder, Lauren B. Raine, Naiman A. Khan, Bonnie Hemrick, Ellen M. Evans, Darla M. Castelli, Kenneth A. Frank, and Charles H. Hillman 72
VI. THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN REDUCING BARRIERS TO LEARNING IN CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS Matthew B. Pontifex, Jodene G. Fine, Katelin da Cruz, Andrew C. Parks, and Alan L. Smith 93
VII. THE HISTORY OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE RESEARCH: INFORMING THE FUTURE
Darla M.Castelli, Erin E. Centeio, Jungyun Hwang, Jeanne M. Barcelona, Elizabeth M. Glowacki, Hannah G. Calvert, and Hildi M. Nicksic 119
VIII. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF THE RESEARCH ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND CHILDHOOD COGNITIVE AND BRAIN HEALTH
Charles H. Hillman 149
COMMENTARY
MECHANISMS AND CORRELATES OF A HEALTHY BRAIN: A COMMENTARY
Carol L. Cheatham 153
CONTRIBUTORS 166
STATEMENT OF EDITORIAL POLICY 171
SUBJECT INDEX 173
AUTHOR INDEX 185
About the author
Charles H. Hillman, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health at the University of Illinois. He holds additional appointment in the Department of Psychology, the Department of Internal Medicine, the Division of Nutritional Science, the Division of Neuroscience, and is an affiliate of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology. His research interests lie in the relation of physical activity to preadolescent cognition and brain health.
