COULD MIXED MARTIAL ARTS HELP CHILDREN TO LEARN?

  • Paloma Mari-Beffa
  • Ashleigh Johnstone

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"Ashleigh Johnstone is a PhD researcher in cognitive neuroscience at Bangor University. Her PhD is specifically focused on assessing cognitive changes related to martial arts practice and last year, she published a paper showing that martial arts training can lead to increases in alertness and vigilance. And she says that much of the research that has been undertaken to date looking at the beneficial effects of martial arts training has actually been done with children. "

Period10 May 2019

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  • TitleCOULD MIXED MARTIAL ARTS HELP CHILDREN TO LEARN?
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletTES magazine
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size1400 words
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date10/05/19
    DescriptionAshleigh Johnstone is a PhD researcher in cognitive neuroscience at Bangor University. Her PhD is specifically focused on assessing cognitive changes related to martial arts practice and last year, she published a paper showing that martial arts training can lead to increases in alertness and vigilance. And she says that much of the research that has been undertaken to date looking at the beneficial effects of martial arts training has actually been done with children.
    Producer/AuthorSimon Creasey
    URLhttps://www.tes.com/magazine/archived/could-mixed-martial-arts-help-children-learn
    PersonsPaloma Mari-Beffa, Ashleigh Johnstone
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  • Martial Arts
  • Executive Functions

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