Cognitive and cognitive-motor interventions affecting physical functioning: A systematic review

Cognitive and cognitive-motor interventions affecting physical functioning: A systematic review

BACKGROUND Several types of cognitive or combined cognitive-motor intervention types that might influence physical functions have been proposed in the past: training of dual-tasking abilities, and improving cognitive function through behavioral interventions or the use of computer games. The objective of this systematic review was to examine the literature regarding the use of cognitive and cog...

Cognitive and Cognitive-Motor Interventions Affecting Motor Functioning of Older Adults: A Systematic Review

Effects of Physical Activity on Motor Skills and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review

Objective This study synthesized literature concerning casual evidence of effects of various physical activity programs on motor skills and cognitive development in typically developed preschool children. Methods Electronic databases were searched through July 2017. Peer-reviewed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining the effectiveness of physical activity on motor skills and cognitive...

Factors affecting cognitive functioning of hemiplegic children.

The results of psychological testing, EEGs and CT scans were examined for 41 children with congenital or early acquired hemiplegia. On average, IQ was depressed and the magnitude of this depression was highly correlated with lesion size, degree of hemiparesis and EEG abnormality, but not with location of lesion. There were no significant effects of lesion laterality on Verbal vs. Performance IQ...

Cognitive Remediation Interventions for Gambling Disorder: A Systematic Review

Various therapeutic approaches are available for the treatment of gambling disorder (GD), especially cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT; the most widely used treatment). However, CBT has high dropout and relapse rates as well as non-compliance issues, which may be partly due to resistance to changing core characteristics, such as executive functioning, attention, and emotional regulation abnorma...