The association between objectively measured physical activity and cognition / academic achievement in adolescents

Van Dijk, M. L., De Groot, R. H. M., Van Acker, F., Savelberg, H. C. M., & Kirschner, P. A. (2013, 14 March). The association between objectively measured physical activity and cognition / academic achievement in adolescents. Masterclass during the Digital Spring School 'Brain, Lifestyle and Learning' of the Open Universiteit in the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands. Avaiable at: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/29969036Martin van Dijk is a PhD candidate at CELSTEC since November 2010 under the supervision of Prof. Paul A. Kirschner and Dr. Renate de Groot. He investigates the association between physical activity and cognitive performance / academic achievement in adolescents. He measured physical activity levels in 441 secondary school students during one full week using an accelerometer. In this Digital Spring School 'Brain, Lifestyle and Learning', he will present the preliminarily results of this research which form the basis of his first publication.Nationaal Initiatief Hersenen en Cognitie under auspices of NW