Monday, December 24, 2018

Motor Skills & Cognition May Be Linked in Boys – For A Time

A new Finnish study found that boys with stronger motor skills — agility, balance and manual dexterity — at baseline exhibited higher cognitive scores throughout a two-year follow-up period compared to boys with poorer motor skills.

In contrast, the University of Eastern Finland researchers found no association between aerobic fitness or obesity and cognitive function in boys, a finding which differs from previous cross-sectional studies on the topic. A cross-sectional study compares...


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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/12/24/motor-skills-cognition-may-be-linked-in-boys-for-a-time/141279.html

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