Brain and behavior.
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons
Frequency: Irregular
Country: United States
Language: English
Start Year:2011 -
ISSN:
2162-3279 (Electronic)
Impact Factor
3.1
2023
| NLM ID: | 101570837 |
| (OCoLC): | 671244355 |
| LCCN: | 2010208094 |
The effects of equine-assisted activities on execution function in children aged 7-8 years: A randomized controlled trial. This study examines the effects of equine-assisted activity (EAA) training on executive functioning (EF) (inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility) in children aged 7-8 years. Methods: Twenty-Four healthy children aged 7-8 years with a 1:1 ratio of boys to girls were randomly divided into EAA group (EAAG) or control group (CG). The subjects in EAAG were trained for 12 weeks, and CG participated in normal daily activities. All subjects conducted the Flanker, 1-Back, and More-odd shifting tasks at rest and recorded the average reaction times (RTs) and accuracy data of each t...