Short, frequent physical activity breaks improve working memory while preserving cerebral blood flow in adolescents during prolonged sitting - AbbaH teen, a randomized crossover trial

• Main Authors: Karin Kjellenberg (Author), Ö. Ekblom (Author), O. Tarassova (Author), M. Fernström (Author), G. Nyberg (Author), M.M. Ekblom (Author), B. Helgadóttir (Author), E.G. Heiland (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Purpose Physical activity (PA) breaks during school lessons have been suggested as a promising strategy to improve working memory performance in children and adolescents. There is a lack of studies investigating the underlying physiological mechanisms of PA on cognition, especially among ad...