Physical Activity and Educational Achievement: Insights from Exercise Neuroscience

Physical Activity and Educational Achievement -- ICSSPE Perspectives -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Editors -- Authors -- Introduction -- Part I Progress and Possibilities -- 1 Physical Activity and Educational Achievement: Dose-Response Relationships -- Introduction -- Definitions and Concepts -- History of Physical Activity in Education -- Review of the Evidence on the Dose-Response of Physical Activity and Academic Outcomes -- Overall Summary: How Much Activity Do We Need? -- Considerations for Educators -- References -- 2 Varieties of Learning and Developmental Theories of Memory: Neurophysiological Evidence and Its Relevance for Researchers and Educators -- Introduction -- The Study of Learning -- Emergence of the Neurobiology of Learning, Theories of Memory Consolidation and Brain Plasticity -- Taxonomies of Learning -- Developmental Theory -- Educational Applications -- References -- 3 Future Directions: Rigorous Research Design and Authentic Application of Neuroscience -- Introduction -- Background on the Study of Physical Activity and Cognitive Performance -- Lab and Classroom -- Randomized Controlled Trials -- Health Risks and Cognitive Impairment -- Declarations -- Implications -- References -- Part II Insights and Innovations -- 4 Exercise, Neurotransmission and Neurotrophic Factors -- Introduction -- Biosynthesis of Monoamines -- The Dopaminergic System -- The Noradrenergic System -- The Serotonergic System -- Exercise and Neurotransmission -- Exercise and Neurogenesis -- Exercise, Pollution and the Brain -- Conclusions -- References -- 5 The Development of the Acute Exercise-Catecholamines-Cognition Interaction Theory: Implications for Learning and Memory -- Introduction -- The Original Catecholamines Hypothesis -- Developments in the Catecholamines Hypothesis