Physical Activity: a Promising Modifiable Behavior to Protect Brain, Cognition, and Mental Health Across the Lifespan

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doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1383384

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Published on 16 May 2024

Acute effect of complexity in basketball on cognitive capacity

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doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1376961

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Published on 05 Apr 2024

Mindful monitoring and accepting the body in physical activity mediates the associations between physical activity and positive body image in a sample of young physically active adults

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doi 10.3389/fspor.2024.1360145

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Published on 05 Jan 2024

Self-esteem mediates the relationship between physical activity and smartphone addiction of Chinese college students: a cross-sectional study

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doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1256743

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Published on 05 Oct 2023

The effect of acute exercise on objectively measured sleep and cognition in older adults

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doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1207199

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Exploring the mediating role of social support and learning engagement in the relationship between physical activity and academic achievement in secondary school students

Physical activity promotes the development of cognitive ability in adolescents: the chain mediating role based on self-education expectations and learning behaviors

Pre- and post-COVID 19 outbreak relationship between physical activity and depressive symptoms in Spanish adults with major depressive disorder: a secondary analysis of the RADAR-MDD cohort study

The relationship between physical activity and mental health of middle school students: the chain mediating role of negative emotions and self-efficacy

The frontal association area: exercise-induced brain plasticity in children and adolescents and implications for cognitive intervention practice

Acute effect of complexity in basketball on cognitive capacity

Mindful monitoring and accepting the body in physical activity mediates the associations between physical activity and positive body image in a sample of young physically active adults

Self-esteem mediates the relationship between physical activity and smartphone addiction of Chinese college students: a cross-sectional study

The effect of acute exercise on objectively measured sleep and cognition in older adults

Frontiers in Psychology

Movement Science

Health Psychology

Sport Psychology

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Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Child Mental Health and Interventions

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Brain Imaging and Stimulation

Cognitive Neuroscience

Frontiers in Imaging

Imaging Applications

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

Sport Psychology