Effects of the FITKids physical activity randomized controlled trial on conflict monitoring in youth.
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SUBMITTER: Drollette ES
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5754928 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
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Effects of the FITKids physical activity randomized controlled trial on conflict monitoring in youth.
Drollette Eric S ES Pontifex Matthew B MB Raine Lauren B LB Scudder Mark R MR Moore R Davis RD Kao Shih-Chun SC Westfall Daniel R DR Wu Chien-Ting CT Kamijo Keita K Castelli Darla M DM Khan Naiman A NA Kramer Arthur F AF Hillman Charles H CH
Psychophysiology 20171004 3
The present study investigated the effect of a 9-month physical activity (PA) intervention on children's cardiorespiratory fitness levels and neuroelectric indices of conflict monitoring (i.e., error-related negativity, ERN). Four hundred twenty-eight preadolescent children (8-9 years old) were randomized into a PA intervention or wait-list control group, and completed a fitness and cognitive control assessment (i.e., modified flanker task) at pre- and posttest. Following exclusion criterion, 30 ...[more]
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