Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2017
The Effects of Taekwondo Training on Peripheral Neuroplasticity-Related Growth Factors, Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity, and Cognitive Functions in Healthy Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.
- Optimal physical activity type and dosage for improving inhibitory control in children and adolescents: a dose-response network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of the dose-response relationship between aerobic exercise and executive function in children.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of open-skill exercise on executive functions in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of open and closed skill exercise interventions on executive function in typical children: a meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2023Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of the Impact of Physical Exercise-Induced Increased Resting Cerebral Blood Flow on Cognitive Functions.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
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- Effects of 16 Weeks of Taekwondo Training on the Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity, Circulating Neurotransmitters, and Subjective Well-Being of Obese Postmenopausal Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Effects of Regular Taekwondo Intervention on Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Myokines in Overweight and Obese Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Taekwondo Enhances Cognitive Function as a Result of Increased Neurotrophic Growth Factors in Elderly Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- Effect of Taekwondo Practice on Cognitive Function in Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- Taekwondo Training Improves Mood and Sociability in Children from Multicultural Families in South Korea: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Trial
- Understanding the acute and chronic effects of basketball dual-task complexity on athletes' inhibitory capacity.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Effects of three equine-related training modalities on inhibitory control in children aged 7-8 years: an exploratory randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Exercise as a multimodal intervention for adolescent depression: integrating neuroplasticity, BDNF signaling, stress biomarkers, exercise intensity, digital mental health interventions, and precision psychiatry.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- The Optimal Type and Dose of Exercise Interventions on VEGF Levels in Healthy Individuals, as Well as Obesity and Chronic Disease Populations: A Network Meta-Analysis.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Exercise as Modulator of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in Children: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The effects of taekwondo on depression symptoms and cognitive function: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
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- Current and preservice teachers' views and beliefs regarding martial arts and the inclusion of martial arts in Australian school settings: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Effects of Taekwondo Training on Growth Factors in Normal Korean Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Although regular Taekwondo (TKD) training has been reported to be effective for improving cognitive function in children, the mechanism underlying this improvement remains unclear. The purpose of the present study was to observe changes in neuroplasticity-related growth factors in the blood, assess cerebral blood flow velocity, and verify the resulting changes in children's cognitive function after TKD training. Thirty healthy elementary school students were randomly assigned to control (
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