A meta-analysis of physical activity interventions targeting executive functions in children: focus on cognitive and/or metabolic demands?

This meta-analysis of evidence from acute and chronic research aims to evaluate the extent to which differences in the cognitive demands of physical activity interventions, per se or jointly with their metabolic demands, may explain differences in the observed effects on children's core executive fu...

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Published in:	International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology Vol. 24; no. 7; pp. 1336 - 1359
Main Authors:	Cabral, Marcelo, Pournara, Ioanna, Pontifex, Matthew B., Venetsanou, Fotini, Pesce, Caterina, Vazou, Spyridoula
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2026
Subjects:	Executive function Cognitive load School children Physical activity Evidence synthesis Caloric expenditure Aerobic exercises
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