University of Groningen
The brain in motion
de Bruijn, Anna Gerardina Maria
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10.33612/diss.99782666
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de Bruijn, A. G. M. (2019). The brain in motion: effects of different types of physical activity on primary school children's academic achievement and brain activation. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
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THE BRAIN
IN MOTION
EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES
OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON
PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN’S
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND
BRAIN ACTIVATION
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Interuniversity Center for Educational Sciences
ISBN (print) 978-94-034-1917-6 ISBN (digital) 978-94-034-1916-9
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Cover and layout Elisa Calamita, persoonlijkproefschrift.nl.
Funding Most of the research presented in this dissertation was funded by the Netherlands Initiative for Education Research (NRO), grant number 405-15-410, and the Dutch Brain Foundation, grant number GH 2015-3-01.
© Anne de Bruijn
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The brain in motion
Effects of different types of physical activity on primary school
children’s academic achievement and brain activation
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
op gezag van de
rector magnificus prof. dr. C. Wijmenga en volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties.
De openbare verdediging zal plaatsvinden op donderdag 14 november 2019 om 16.15 uur
door
Anna Gerardina Maria de Bruijn
geboren op 2 augustus 1991 te Oud en Nieuw Gastel
4 Promotores Prof. dr. R.J. Bosker Prof. dr. E. Hartman Copromotor Dr. D.D.N.M. Kostons Beoordelingscommissie Prof. dr. R.H.M. de Groot Prof. dr. M.M. Lorist Prof. dr. M.P.C. van der Werf
contents
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General introduction 7
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Exploring the relations among physical fitness, executive functioning and low academic achievement
19
3.
Importance of aerobic fitness and fundamental motor skills for academic achievement
41
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Visuospatial working memory related brain activation and its relation with gross motor skills and aerobic fitness in 8-10 year old children
65
5.
Effects of an aerobic and a cognitively-engaging physical activity intervention on academic achievement: A cluster RCT 87
6.
Effects of an aerobic and a cognitively-engaging
intervention on brain activation during a visuospatial working memory task* 103
7.
General discussion 133&.
Nederlandse samenvatting 146 References 152 Appendices 170 Dankwoord 194 Over de auteur/ About the author200
ICO Dissertation Series 204
4 Promotores Prof. dr. R.J. Bosker Prof. dr. E. Hartman Copromotor Dr. D.D.N.M. Kostons Beoordelingscommissie Prof. dr. R.H.M. de Groot Prof. dr. M.M. Lorist Prof. dr. M.P.C. van der Werf
