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      Condición física y atención selectiva en una muestra preadolescente Translated title: Physical fitness and selective attention in a preadolescent sample Translated title: Condição física e atenção seletiva em uma amostra pré-adolescente

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          RESUMEN El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar las relaciones entre la condición física y la atención selectiva en un grupo de preadolescentes. Participaron 85 niños (n = 44) y niñas (n = 41) de la localidad de Montalbán (Córdoba, España) con edades entre los 10 y 12 años. Para analizar los procesos atencionales se utilizó el test d2. La condición física se evaluó a través del test de abdominales, el test de salto horizontal, el test de velocidad 5x10 metros y el test de Course Navette. Los análisis efectuados indicaron relaciones positivas entre la fuerza explosiva en piernas y el consumo máximo de oxígeno con algunos parámetros del test d2 en aquellos participantes que realizaban actividad física regularmente, siendo el consumo de oxígeno el principal predictor de la atención selectiva y la concentración. Los resultados ofrecidos por esta investigación sugieren la importancia de la condición física en el funcionamiento cognitivo de los niños y adolescentes.

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          ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to analyze the relationships between physical fitness and selective attention in a group of preadolescents. Participants were 85 children (n = 44) and girls (n = 41) aged between 10 and 12 years. The d2 test was used to analyze the attentional processes. The physical condition was evaluated through the abdominal test, the horizontal jump test, the 5x10 meter speed test and the Course Navette test. Analyses indicated positive relationships between explosive strength in legs and maximum oxygen consumption with some parameters of the d2 test, and that oxygen consumption was the main predictor of selective attention and concentration. The obtained results support the importance of physical fitness in the cognitive functioning of children and adolescents.

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          RESUMO O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar as relações entre aptidão física e atenção seletiva em um grupo de pré-adolescentes. Participaram 85 crianças (n = 44) e meninas (n = 41) da cidade de Montalbán (Córdoba, Espanha) com idades entre 10 e 12 anos. Para analisar os processos de atenção, utilizou-se o teste d2. A condição física foi avaliada através do teste abdominal, teste de salto horizontal, teste de velocidade de 5x10 metros e teste Course Navette. As análises realizadas indicaram relações positivas entre a força explosiva nas pernas e o consumo máximo de oxigênio com alguns parâmetros do teste d2 nos participantes que realizaram atividades físicas regularmente, sendo o consumo de oxigênio o principal preditor de atenção seletiva e concentração. Os resultados oferecidos por esta pesquisa sugerem a importância da condição física no funcionamento cognitivo de crianças e adolescentes.

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              Because children are becoming overweight, unhealthy, and unfit, understanding the neurocognitive benefits of an active lifestyle in childhood has important public health and educational implications. Animal research has indicated that aerobic exercise is related to increased cell proliferation and survival in the hippocampus as well as enhanced hippocampal-dependent learning and memory. Recent evidence extends this relationship to elderly humans by suggesting that high aerobic fitness levels in older adults are associated with increased hippocampal volume and superior memory performance. The present study aimed to further extend the link between fitness, hippocampal volume, and memory to a sample of preadolescent children. To this end, magnetic resonance imaging was employed to investigate whether higher- and lower-fit 9- and 10-year-old children showed differences in hippocampal volume and if the differences were related to performance on an item and relational memory task. Relational but not item memory is primarily supported by the hippocampus. Consistent with predictions, higher-fit children showed greater bilateral hippocampal volumes and superior relational memory task performance compared to lower-fit children. Hippocampal volume was also positively associated with performance on the relational but not the item memory task. Furthermore, bilateral hippocampal volume was found to mediate the relationship between fitness level (VO(2) max) and relational memory. No relationship between aerobic fitness, nucleus accumbens volume, and memory was reported, which strengthens the hypothesized specific effect of fitness on the hippocampus. The findings are the first to indicate that aerobic fitness may relate to the structure and function of the preadolescent human brain. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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                cpd
                Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte
                CPD
                Universidad de Murcia (Murcia, Región de Murcia, Spain )
                1578-8423
                1989-5879
                2018
                : 18
                : 2
                : 33-42
                Affiliations
                [1] Andalucía orgnameUniversidad de Málaga orgdiv1Dpto. de Psicología Social, Trabajo Social, Antropología Social y Estudios de Asia Oriental Spain
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                S1578-84232018000200004 S1578-8423(18)01800200004
                8c371cb2-c8ef-4392-9b4a-28637ea2af39

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                : 23 April 2018
                : 08 January 2018
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                preadolescencia,physical fitness,selective attention,preadolescence,condição física,atenção seletiva,pré-adolescência,condición física,atención selectiva

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