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References from Physical Activity and Adolescent Brain Structure, Mental Health, and Academic Outcomes. Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
School-related physical activity interventions and mental health among children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
10.1186/s40798-020-00254-x · 2020 · External reference
Physical activity and mental health in children and adolescents: an updated review of reviews and an analysis of causality.
10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.08.011 · 2019 · External reference
Associations between objectively measured physical activity and academic attainment in adolescents from a UK cohort.
10.1136/bjsports-2013-092334 · 2014 · External reference
A systematic review of the relationship of physical activity and health status in adolescents.
10.1093/eurpub/ckw187 · 2017 · External reference
Associations of sleep, screen time, and extracurricular activities with cognitive development: a longitudinal study.
10.1002/jad.70069 · 2026 · External reference
Does puberty mark a transition in sensitive periods for plasticity in the associative neocortex?
10.1016/j.brainres.2016.08.042 · 2017 · External reference
New insights into the dynamic development of the cerebral cortex in childhood and adolescence: integrating macro- and microstructural MRI findings.
10.1016/j.pneurobio.2021.102109 · 2021 · External reference
Environmental contributions to cognitive development: the role of cognitive stimulation.
10.1016/j.dr.2024.101135 · 2024 · External reference
The basics of brain development.
10.1007/s11065-010-9148-4 · 2010 · External reference
Global trends in insufficient physical activity among adolescents: a pooled analysis of 298 population-based surveys with 1·6 million participants.
10.1016/s2352-4642(19)30323-2 · 2020 · External reference
Relationships between physical activity, healthy eating and cortical thickness in children and young adults.
10.1007/s11682-022-00728-4 · 2022 · External reference
Relationship between physical activity and emotional regulation strategies in early adulthood: mediating effects of cortical thickness.
10.3390/brainsci12091210 · 2022 · External reference
Aerobic fitness linked to cortical brain development in adolescent males: preliminary findings suggest a possible role of BDNF genotype.
10.3389/fnhum.2016.00327 · 2016 · External reference
Physical activity, sedentary time, and fitness in relation to brain shapes in children with overweight/obesity: Links to intelligence.
10.1111/sms.14263 · 2023 · External reference
Effects of high-intensity interval training on subcortical and cortical brain volumes in older adolescents: findings from the “burn 2 learn” cluster randomized controlled trial.
10.1111/psyp.70215 · 2026 · External reference
Involvement in sports, hippocampal volume, and depressive symptoms in children.
10.1016/j.bpsc.2019.01.011 · 2019 · External reference
Physical activity predicts gray matter volume in late adulthood: the Cardiovascular Health Study.
10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181f88359 · 2010 · External reference
Effect of aerobic exercise on hippocampal volume in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.11.007 · 2018 · External reference
Effects of an exercise program on brain health outcomes for children with overweight or obesity: the activebrains randomized clinical trial.
10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.27893 · 2022 · External reference
Daily steps and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts.
10.1016/s2468-2667(21)00302-9 · 2022 · External reference
Daily step counts for measuring physical activity exposure and its relation to health.
10.1249/mss.0000000000001932 · 2019 · External reference
Associations between number of steps and health outcomes in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
10.1186/s12889-024-20835-9 · 2024 · External reference
Tracking of objectively measured physical activity from childhood to adolescence: the European youth heart study.
10.1111/j.1600-0838.2006.00622.x · 2008 · External reference
Assessment of parent income and education, neighborhood disadvantage, and child brain structure.
10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.26208 · 2022 · External reference
Youth physical activity and the neighbourhood environment: examining correlates and the role of neighbourhood definition.
10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.12.013 · 2014 · External reference
Neighbourhood deprivation effects on young people’s mental health and well-being: a systematic review of the literature.
10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113542 · 2021 · External reference
Unpacking racial/ethnic differences in the associations between neighborhood disadvantage and academic achievement: mediation of future orientation and moderation of parental support.
10.1007/s10964-020-01319-6 · 2021 · External reference
Neighborhood disadvantage and physical activity: baseline results from the HABITAT multilevel longitudinal study.
10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.11.004 · 2010 · External reference
Socioeconomic disadvantage, pubertal development, and adolescent mental health and academic achievement: A longitudinal study.
10.1017/s0954579426101187 · 2026 · External reference
Physical activity for cognitive and mental health in youth: a systematic review of mechanisms.
10.1542/peds.2016-1642 · 2016 · External reference
Emotion and the prefrontal cortex: an integrative review.
10.1037/bul0000096 · 2017 · External reference
Meta-analytic evidence for a superordinate cognitive control network subserving diverse executive functions.
10.3758/s13415-011-0083-5 · 2012 · External reference
Anterior cingulate cortex: unique role in cognition and emotion.
10.1176/jnp.23.2.jnp121 · 2011 · External reference
Brain structure linking delay discounting and academic performance.
10.1002/hbm.23638 · 2017 · External reference
Prospective associations between structural brain development and onset of depressive disorder during adolescence and emerging adulthood.
10.1176/appi.ajp.20240588 · 2025 · External reference
Step-based metrics and overall physical activity in children with overweight or obesity: cross-sectional study.
10.2196/14841 · 2020 · External reference
Seven-day pedometer-assessed step counts and brain volume: a population-based observational study.
10.1123/jpah.2019-0659 · 2021 · External reference
Longitudinally mapping childhood socioeconomic status associations with cortical and subcortical morphology.
10.1523/jneurosci.1808-18.2018 · 2019 · External reference
Brain development during adolescence: A mixed-longitudinal investigation of cortical thickness, surface area, and volume.
10.1002/hbm.23154 · 2016 · External reference
Fitness, cortical thickness and surface area in overweight/obese children: the mediating role of body composition and relationship with intelligence.
10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.11.047 · 2019 · External reference
Recruiting the ABCD sample: design considerations and procedures.
10.1016/j.dcn.2018.04.004 · 2018 · External reference
Systematic review of Fitbit Charge 2 validation studies for exercise tracking.
10.1249/tjx.0000000000000215 · 2022 · External reference
Current, future and potential use of mobile and wearable technologies and social media data in the ABCD study to increase understanding of contributors to child health.
10.1016/j.dcn.2018.03.008 · 2018 · External reference
Reliability and validity of brief problem monitor, an abbreviated form of the child behavior checklist.
10.1111/pcn.12188 · 2014 · External reference
Body mass index and brain structure in healthy children and adolescents.
10.3109/00207454.2013.817408 · 2014 · External reference
Association of local variation in neighborhood disadvantage in metropolitan areas with youth neurocognition and brain structure.
10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.0426 · 2021 · External reference
Interplay of socioeconomic status, cognition, and school performance in the ABCD sample.
10.1038/s41539-024-00233-x · 2024 · External reference
Longitudinal associations between greenspace exposure, structural brain development, and mental health and academic performance during early adolescence.
10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.03.026 · 2026 · External reference
Childhood socioeconomic status and the pace of structural neurodevelopment: accelerated, delayed, or simply different?
10.1016/j.tics.2023.03.011 · 2023 · External reference
Socioeconomic status and the developing brain - A systematic review of neuroimaging findings in youth.
10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.08.027 · 2021 · External reference
Socioeconomic inequalities and mental health problems in children and adolescents: a systematic review.
10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.04.026 · 2013 · External reference
Body weight, mental health capital, and academic achievement.
10.1007/s11150-014-9272-7 · 2015 · External reference
Socioeconomic disadvantage, pubertal and brain development, and internalizing problems in adolescence: a longitudinal investigation.
10.1016/j.bpsc.2025.12.010 · 2026 · External reference
Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and 30-day rehospitalization: a retrospective cohort study.
10.7326/m13-2946 · 2014 · External reference
Area deprivation and widening inequalities in US mortality, 1969-1998.
10.2105/ajph.93.7.1137 · 2003 · External reference
Association of BMI category with change in children’s physical activity between ages 6 and 11 years: a longitudinal study.
10.1038/s41366-019-0459-0 · 2020 · External reference
Bidirectional associations between adiposity and physical activity: a longitudinal study from pre-puberty to early adulthood.
10.3389/fendo.2023.1135852 · 2023 · External reference
The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study: imaging acquisition across 21 sites.
10.1016/j.dcn.2018.03.001 · 2018 · External reference
Image processing and analysis methods for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.
10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116091 · 2019 · External reference
Baseline brain function in the preadolescents of the ABCD Study.
10.1038/s41593-021-00867-9 · 2021 · External reference
Fitting linear mixed-effects models using lme4.
10.18637/jss.v067.i01 · 2015 · External reference
lavaan: an R package for structural equation modeling.
10.18637/jss.v048.i02 · 2012 · External reference
A comprehensive overview of the physical health of the adolescent brain cognitive development study cohort at baseline.
10.3389/fped.2021.734184 · 2021 · External reference
2000 CDC growth charts for the United States: methods and development.
2002 · External reference
Integrating physical activity into routine psychiatric care: a review.
10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.0026 · 2026 · External reference
The effects of acute exercise on mood, cognition, neurophysiology, and neurochemical pathways: a review.
10.3233/bpl-160040 · 2017 · External reference
The effect of exercise on cytokines: implications for musculoskeletal health: a narrative review.
10.1186/s13102-022-00397-2 · 2022 · External reference
Wired to run: exercise-induced endocannabinoid signaling in humans and cursorial mammals with implications for the ‘runner’s high’.
10.1242/jeb.063677 · 2012 · External reference
The effects of acute physical exercise on memory, peripheral BDNF, and cortisol in young adults.
10.1155/2016/6860573 · 2016 · External reference
The influence of physical activity on cognitive function and academic performance: a meta-analysis in education-al settings.
10.56910/literacy.v4i1.2006 · 2025 · External reference
Regular moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity rather than walking is associated with enhanced cognitive functions and mental health in young adults.
10.3390/ijerph17020614 · 2020 · External reference
The development of academic achievement and cognitive abilities: a bidirectional perspective.
10.1111/cdep.12352 · 2020 · External reference
Exploring cognitive processes of knowledge acquisition to upgrade academic practices.
10.3389/fpsyg.2022.682628 · 2022 · External reference
A meta-analysis of the effects of context, content, and task factors of digitally delivered instructional feedback on learning performance.
10.1007/s10984-024-09501-4 · 2024 · External reference
Why study time does not predict grade point average across college students: Implications of deliberate practice for academic performance.
10.1016/j.cedpsych.2004.06.001 · 2005 · External reference
The regulation of cognitive control following rostral anterior cingulate cortex lesion in humans.
10.1162/jocn.2007.19.2.275 · 2007 · External reference
Morphology and morphometry of human paracentral lobule: An anatomical study with its application in neurosurgery.
10.4103/ajns.ajns_505_20 · 2021 · External reference
Charting shared developmental trajectories of cortical thickness and structural connectivity in childhood and adolescence.
10.1002/hbm.24726 · 2019 · External reference
Development of the cerebral cortex across adolescence: a multisample study of inter-related longitudinal changes in cortical volume, surface area, and thickness.
10.1523/jneurosci.3302-16.2017 · 2017 · External reference
Unique developmental trajectories of cortical thickness and surface area.
10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.11.010 · 2014 · External reference
Reduced cortical thickness of the paracentral lobule in at-risk mental state individuals with poor 1-year functional outcomes.
10.1038/s41398-021-01516-2 · 2021 · External reference
Structural brain abnormalities in individuals with an at-risk mental state who later develop psychosis.
10.1192/bjp.191.51.s69 · 2007 · External reference
Cortical thickness and folding deficits in conduct-disordered adolescents.
10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.11.017 · 2012 · External reference
Cortical thickness analysis to detect progressive mild cognitive impairment: a reference to Alzheimer’s disease.
10.1159/000256274 · 2009 · External reference
Mechanisms contributing to prefrontal cortex maturation during adolescence.
10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.05.013 · 2016 · External reference
Aerobic fitness relates to learning on a virtual Morris Water Task and hippocampal volume in adolescents.
10.1016/j.bbr.2012.05.012 · 2012 · External reference
A whole brain volumetric approach in overweight/obese children: Examining the association with different physical fitness components and academic performance. The ActiveBrains project.
10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.08.011 · 2017 · External reference
Aerobic fitness, but not physical activity, is associated with grey matter volume in adolescents.
10.1016/j.bbr.2018.12.041 · 2019 · External reference
The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex.
10.1126/science.aay6690 · 2020 · External reference
Associations between daily step counts and physical fitness in preschool children.
10.3390/jcm9010163 · 2020 · External reference
Neurodevelopmental trajectories of the human cerebral cortex.
10.1523/jneurosci.5309-07.2008 · 2008 · External reference
The multisensory interaction between auditory, visual, and thermal to the overall comfort in public open space: A study in a tropical climate.
10.1016/j.scs.2021.103622 · 2022 · External reference
Climate-related and nature-based interventions for mental health: an umbrella review and meta-analysis.
10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.0037 · 2026 · External reference
Limits to the generalizability of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging studies of youth: an examination of ABCD Study® baseline data.
10.1007/s11682-022-00665-2 · 2022 · External reference
Association of demographic and socioeconomic indicators with the use of wearable devices among children.
10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.5681 · 2023 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2022 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2001 · External reference
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10.31234/osf.io/ew86y_v2 · External reference
10.1007/978-3-319-56782-2_1529-3
10.1007/978-3-319-56782-2_1529-3 · External reference
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