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http://dx.doi.org/10.5854/JIAPTR.2015.10.30.896

Effects of National Gymnastics and Brain Gymnastics on Frontal Lobe Activity  

Jeon, Kyung Hee (Chunnam Techno University)
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Journal of International Academy of Physical Therapy Research / v.6, no.2, 2015 , pp. 896-901 More about this Journal
Abstract
The effects of national gymnastics and brain gymnastics on brain activity were analyzed in 20 healthy university students. The students were assigned to either a national gymnastics group or a brain gymnastics group. Their frontal lobe activity was recorded before and after the exercise, and the resting, attention, and concentration indexes of brain waves were measured. The resting index significantly decreased and concentration index significantly increased(p<.05) after the exercise in both the national and brain gymnastics groups. However, the attention index significantly increased only after brain gymnastics, and, on the contrary, decreased after national gymnastics. These findings suggest that brain gymnastics is effective for improving attention.
Keywords
National Gymnastics; Brain Gymnastics; Attention Index; Concentration Index;
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