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Exercise and Cognitive Function
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Edition:
- 1st
- Author:
- McMorris, Terry; Tomporowski, Philip; and Audiffren, Michael
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- ISBN:
- 978-0-47-051660-7
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Focuses on the relationship between physical exercise and cognition, a very timely and important topic with major theoretical and practical implications for a number of areas including ageing, neurorehabilitation, depression and dementia
This textbook brings together a wide range of analytical approaches and experimental results to provide a very useful overview and synthesis of this growing field of study.
The book is divided into three parts:
Part I covers the conceptual, theoretical and methodological underpinnings and issues.
Part II focuses on advances in exercise and cognition research, with appropriate sub-sections on ‘acute’ and ‘chronic’ exercise and cognition.
Part III presents an overview of the area and makes suggestions for the direction of future research.
This text provides a cutting-edge examination of this increasingly important area written by leading experts from around the world. The book will prove invaluable to researchers and practitioners in a number of fields, including exercise science, cognitive science, neuroscience and clinical medicine.
Key features include:
This textbook brings together a wide range of analytical approaches and experimental results to provide a very useful overview and synthesis of this growing field of study.
The book is divided into three parts:
Part I covers the conceptual, theoretical and methodological underpinnings and issues.
Part II focuses on advances in exercise and cognition research, with appropriate sub-sections on ‘acute’ and ‘chronic’ exercise and cognition.
Part III presents an overview of the area and makes suggestions for the direction of future research.
This text provides a cutting-edge examination of this increasingly important area written by leading experts from around the world. The book will prove invaluable to researchers and practitioners in a number of fields, including exercise science, cognitive science, neuroscience and clinical medicine.
Key features include:
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- Platform:
- OvidSP
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Product Type:
- Book
- Author:
- McMorris, Terry; Tomporowski, Philip; and Audiffren, Michael
- ISBN:
- 978-0-47-051660-7
- Specialty:
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- Neuroscience
- Language:
- English
- Edition:
- 1st
- Pages:
- 386
- Publication Year:
- 2009