Physical activity and aerobic fitness in relation to local and interhemispheric functional connectivity in adolescents' brains.
Ilona RuotsalainenEnrico GlereanJuha KarvanenTetiana GorbachVille RenvallHeidi J SyväojaTuija H TammelinTiina ParviainenPublished in: Brain and behavior (2020)
These results suggest that physical activity, but not aerobic fitness, is related to local functional connectivity in adolescents. Moreover, physical activity shows an association with a specific brain area involved in motor functions but did not display any widespread associations with other brain regions. These results can advance our understanding of the behavior-brain associations in adolescents.