Introduction [Romain Meeusen, Sabine Schaefer, Phillip Tomporowski and Richard Bailey] Part I: Progress and possibilities
1. Physical activity and educational achievement: dose-response relationships [Erin K. Howie and Russell R. Pate]
2. Varieties of learning and developmental theories of memory: neurophysiological evidence and its relevance for researchers and educators [Phillip Tomporowski, Daniel M. Pendleton and Bryan A. McCullick] 3. Future directions: rigorous research design and authentic application of neuroscience [Charles H. Hillman and Darla M. Castelli] Part II: Insights and innovations
4. Exercise, neurotransmission and neurotrophic factors [Romain Meeusen, Cajsa Tonoli, Kristel Knaepen and Danusa Dias Soares] 5. The development of the acute exercise-catecholamines-cognition interaction theory: implications for learning and memory [Terry McMorris]
6. The motor-cognitive connection: indicator of future developmental success in children and adolescents? [Nadja Schott and Thomas Klotzbier] 7. Psychological responses to stress and exercise on students’ lives [Eduardo Matta Mello Portugal] 8. Structural and functional brain changes related to acute and chronic exercise effects in children, adolescents and young adults [Claudia Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia Niemann and Lena Hubner] 9. The impact of physical activities on age-related brain function and structure and the underlying neural mechanisms [Patrick Muller, Anita Hokelmann and Notger G. Muller] 10. A review of laboratory studies on the acute effects of movement and exercise on cognition in children [Nadja Walter and Sabine Schaefer] 11. Exercise as neuro-enhancer in children with ADHD: cognitive and behavioural effects [Sebastian Ludyga, Serge Brand, Markus Gerber and Uwe Puhse] 12. The effect of different exercise programmes on cognitive functioning in children and adolescents [Henning Budde, Flora Koutsandreou and Mirko Wegner] 13. The integrative neuroscience of physical activity, fitness and academic proficiency [R. Davis Moore, Jacob J. Kay and Eric S. Drollette] 14. Coupling our plough of thoughtful moving to the star of children’s right to play: from neuroscience to multisectoral promotion [Caterina Pesce, Avery D. Faigenbaum, Marios Goudas and Phillip Tomporowski] Part III: Education and evaluation
15. A review of school-based studies on the effect of acute physical activity on cognitive function in children and young people [Andy Daly-Smith, Jim Mckenna, Greta Defeyter and Andrew Manley] 16. The effect of teaching methodologies in promoting physical and cognitive development in children [Patrizia Tortella and Guido Fumagalli] 17. Different solutions from Finnish and Danish school systems for increasing school-day physical activity and supporting learning: a top-down or bottom-up approach? [Tuija Tammelin, Heidi Syvaoja, Anna Bugge and Karsten Froberg] 18. Science, pseudoscience and exercise neuroscience: untangling the good, the bad and the ugly [Richard Bailey]