KINESIOL 3H03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Growth Factor, Neural Oscillation, Nerve Growth Factor
3 Jul 2016
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Connection between exercise and the brain"s ability to process information represents connection between body and mind cognitive processing. Some research exercise facilitates cognitive processing but other reports seem to indicate debilitating effects of exercise on cognitive function. Evidence is mixed, leaning definitively neither one way nor the other. Waneen spirduso examined simple and choice reaction times (rts) in four groups of. Baylor and spirduso (1988) replicated the same effect in females. Interest is to determine whether regular pa can prevent the decline in cognitive function seen with advancing age and offer protection against diseases, such as alzheimer"s disease. Research seeks to determine whether pa might reverse cognitive decline that has already occurred. Research is also examining the same effects at the other end of the lifespan, namely in children and adolescents. The process whereby an individual is able to perceive, recognize, or understand thoughts and ideas/information. The effects of regular/chronic exercise on cognitive function can be examined in 2 ways.
