{"pk":28976,"title":"Exergame Training of Executive Function in Preschool Children: Generalizabilityand Long-term Effects","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Studies with older children and adults have found that physically engaging video games (i.e., Exergames) that promoteboth cognitive control and physical activity improve executive function (EF) skills; yet, children below school age remainunderstudied with regard to the impact of Exergames on EF. Additionally, research on the extent of the impact of Ex-ergames resulting in prolonged changes, and whether training generalizes to EF-related behaviors in a real-world contextremains scarce. This study examined the short- and long-term changes in EF of 4- to 5-year-olds after participation in two20-minute Exergame sessions. Results indicate that Exergame training improved performance on EF tasks and resultedin higher teacher ratings of EF in the classroom compared to a sex-/classroom-/age-matched control group. The improve-ments in EF persisted over a one-month period. This study provides novel insights into the short-term and long-termeffects of Exergame training on executive function in preschool-aged children.","language":"eng","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[],"section":"Poster Presentations with Abstracts","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3dn4j7td","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Cassondra","middle_name":"","last_name":"Eng","name_suffix":"","institution":"Carnegie Mellon University","department":""},{"first_name":"Melissa","middle_name":"","last_name":"Pocsai","name_suffix":"","institution":"Carnegie Mellon University","department":""},{"first_name":"Dominic","middle_name":"","last_name":"Calkosz","name_suffix":"","institution":"Carnegie Mellon University","department":""},{"first_name":"Nathan","middle_name":"","last_name":"Williams","name_suffix":"","institution":"Carnegie Mellon University","department":""},{"first_name":"Erik","middle_name":"","last_name":"Thiessen","name_suffix":"","institution":"Carnegie Mellon University","department":""},{"first_name":"Anna","middle_name":"","last_name":"Fisher","name_suffix":"","institution":"Carnegie Mellon University","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"2019-01-01T18:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cognitivesciencesociety/article/28976/galley/18847/download/"}]}