Aerobic Exercise Intervention Alters Executive Function and White Matter Integrity in Deaf Children: A Randomized Controlled Study
Joint Authors
Chen, Ai-Guo
Xiong, Xuan
Zhu, Li-Na
Dong, Xiao-xiao
Wang, Wei
Yan, Jun
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-04-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study examined the effects of an 11-week aerobic exercise intervention on executive function (EF) and white matter integrity (WMI).
In total, 28 deaf children (aged 9–13 years) were randomly assigned to either an 11-week exercise intervention or the control group.
All the children had behavioral assessment and diffusion tensor imaging prior to and following the exercise intervention.
The behavioral performance results demonstrated that EF was enhanced by exercise.
Relative to the control group, WMI of the exercise intervention group showed (1) lower fractional anisotropy (FA) in the pontine crossing tract (PCT) and right cingulum (hippocampus) (CH), genu of the corpus callosum (gCC), right inferior cerebellar peduncle (ICP), left superior corona radiata (SCR), and left superior frontooccipital fasciculus (SFOF); (2) higher mean diffusivity (MD) in the gCC, right CH, right inferior frontooccipital fasciculus (IFOF), and left anterior limb of the internal capsule (ALIC); and (3) lower MD in the left ICP and left tapetum (TAP).
Furthermore, the lower FA in gCC showed a significant negative correlation with improvement in behavioral performance, but the correlation was not significant after FDR correction.
These results suggest that exercise can effectively improve deaf children’s EF and reshape the WMI in deaf children.
The improved EF by exercise is not related to a reshaping of WMI, but more studies on the relationship between EF and WMI by exercise may be needed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Xiong, Xuan& Zhu, Li-Na& Dong, Xiao-xiao& Wang, Wei& Yan, Jun& Chen, Ai-Guo. 2018. Aerobic Exercise Intervention Alters Executive Function and White Matter Integrity in Deaf Children: A Randomized Controlled Study. Neural Plasticity،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210048
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Xiong, Xuan…[et al.]. Aerobic Exercise Intervention Alters Executive Function and White Matter Integrity in Deaf Children: A Randomized Controlled Study. Neural Plasticity No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210048
American Medical Association (AMA)
Xiong, Xuan& Zhu, Li-Na& Dong, Xiao-xiao& Wang, Wei& Yan, Jun& Chen, Ai-Guo. Aerobic Exercise Intervention Alters Executive Function and White Matter Integrity in Deaf Children: A Randomized Controlled Study. Neural Plasticity. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1210048
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1210048