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Darla M. Castelli
Researcher at University of Texas at Austin
Publications - 136
Citations - 8089
Darla M. Castelli is an academic researcher from University of Texas at Austin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Physical education & Physical fitness. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 125 publications receiving 6885 citations. Previous affiliations of Darla M. Castelli include University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign & University of Iceland.
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Physical activity, fitness, cognitive function, and academic achievement in children: A systematic review
Joseph E. Donnelly,Charles H. Hillman,Darla M. Castelli,Jennifer L. Etnier,Sarah Lee,Phillip D. Tomporowski,Kate Lambourne,Amanda N. Szabo-Reed +7 more
TL;DR: Evidence indicates that PA has a relationship to areas of the brain that support complex cognitive processes during laboratory tasks, and there are positive associations among PA, fitness, cognition, and academic achievement.
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Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement in Third- and Fifth-Grade Students
TL;DR: This study found that field tests of physical fitness were positively related to academic achievement and aerobic capacity was positively associated with achievement, whereas BMI was inversely related.
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The effect of acute treadmill walking on cognitive control and academic achievement in preadolescent children
Charles H. Hillman,Matthew B. Pontifex,Lauren B. Raine,Darla M. Castelli,Eric E. Hall,Arthur F. Kramer +5 more
TL;DR: It is indicated that single, acute bouts of moderately-intense aerobic exercise (i.e. walking) may improve the cognitive control of attention in preadolescent children, and further support the use of moderate acute exercise as a contributing factor for increasing attention and academic performance.
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Effects of the FITKids Randomized Controlled Trial on Executive Control and Brain Function
Charles H. Hillman,Matthew B. Pontifex,Darla M. Castelli,Naiman A. Khan,Lauren B. Raine,Mark R. Scudder,Eric S. Drollette,Robert Davis Moore,Chien-Ting Wu,Keita Kamijo +9 more
TL;DR: The intervention enhanced cognitive performance and brain function during tasks requiring greater executive control, and provides support for PA for improving childhood cognition and brain health.
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Aerobic fitness and neurocognitive function in healthy preadolescent children
TL;DR: Fitness was positively associated with neuroelectric indices of attention and working memory, and response speed in children, and fitness was also associated with cognitive processing speed, but these findings were not age-specific.