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References from Longitudinal links between executive functions and motor skills: A cross-lagged analysis. Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
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10.1007/s40279-024-02040-1 · 2024 · External reference
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2010 · External reference
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10.1007/s40279-021-01516-8 · 2022 · External reference
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How are motor skills linked to children’s school performance and academic achievement?
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Task switching and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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The relationship between actual and perceived motor competence in children, adolescents and young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
10.1007/s40279-020-01336-2 · 2020 · External reference
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Close interrelation of motor development and cognitive development and of the cerebellum and prefrontal cortex
10.1111/1467-8624.00117 · 2000 · External reference
Executive functions
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The activation of attentional networks
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Motor competence assessment in children: Convergent and discriminant validity between the BOT-2 short form and KTK testing batteries
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A critical review of research on executive functions in sport and exercise
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The influence of motor competence on broader aspects of health: A systematic review of the longitudinal associations between motor competence and cognitive and social-emotional outcomes
10.1007/s40279-023-01939-5 · 2024 · External reference
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10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1669915 · 2025 · External reference
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10.1016/j.tsc.2018.07.006 · 2018 · External reference
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2023 · External reference
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10.1111/obr.13458 · 2022 · External reference
Relationship between fundamental motor skill competence and physical activity during childhood and adolescence: A systematic review
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Associations between body mass index, movement behaviors, motor skills, inhibition and visuospatial working memory in preschool children: A cross-sectional study based on WHO references
10.3390/children13020306 · 2026 · External reference
The Bruininks-Oseretsky test of motor proficiency-short form is reliable in children living in remote Australian aboriginal communities
10.1186/1471-2431-13-135 · 2013 · External reference
The association of motor competence and executive function across primary school years
10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102895 · 2025 · External reference
The role of motor competences in predicting working memory maintenance and preparatory processing
10.1111/cdev.13227 · 2020 · External reference
The association of the executive functions with overweight and obesity indicators in children and adolescents: A literature review
10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.08.021 · 2019 · External reference
Developmental cascades
10.1017/s0954579410000222 · 2010 · External reference
Towards a better understanding of the association between motor skills and executive functions in 5- to 6-year-olds: The impact of motor task difficulty
10.1016/j.humov.2019.06.010 · 2019 · External reference
10.1006/cogp.1999.0734 · 2000 · Admitted local publication
The applicability of a short form of the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder for measuring motor competence in children aged 6 to 11 years
10.1123/jmld.2016-0028 · 2017 · External reference
Effect size guidelines for cross-lagged effects
10.1037/met0000499 · 2024 · External reference
Deliberate play and preparation jointly benefit motor and cognitive development: Mediated and moderated effects
10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00349 · 2016 · External reference
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The value of non-sport-specific characteristics for talent orientation in young male judo, karate and taekwondo athletes
2014 · External reference
Rhythm of cognition: exploring Greek traditional dance’s acute effects on children’s executive functions
10.1080/1612197x.2024.2437495 · 2026 · External reference
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2004 · External reference
Executive function, working memory, and verbal fluency in relation to non-verbal intelligence in greek-speaking school-age children with developmental language disorder
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An 18-month follow-up investigation of motor coordination and working memory in primary school children
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Motor competence and its effect on positive developmental trajectories of health
10.1007/s40279-015-0351-6 · 2015 · External reference
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Reciprocal relationship between motor skills and executive functions in late childhood
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Do we drop the ball when we measure ball skills using standardized motor performance tests?
10.3390/children9030367 · 2022 · External reference
“Move” their brain: Motor competence mediates the relationship of physical activity and executive functions in children
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Children’s involvement in different sport types differentiates their motor competence but not their executive functions
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10.1037/t87935-000 · External reference
Motor proficiency in young children: A closer look at potential gender differences
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Fundamental motor skills, executive functions, and academic achievement of Chinese schoolchildren: Testing a mediating model
2025 · External reference
Relationships between motor skills and academic achievement in school-aged children and adolescents: A systematic review
10.3390/children11030336 · 2024 · External reference
Contributions of motor skill development and physical activity to the ontogeny of executive function skills in early childhood
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