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Gothe, N. P., Pontifex, M. B., Hillman, C. H., & McAuley, E. (in press). The acute effects of Yoga on executive function. Journal of Physical Activity & Health.
Kamijo, K., Pontifex, M. B., Khan, N., Raine, L., Scudder, M., Drollete, E., Evans, E., Castelli, D., & Hillman, C. H. (in press). The negative association of childhood obesity to the cognitive control of action monitoring. Cerebral Cortex.
Chaddock-Heyman, L., Erickson, K. I., Voss, M. W., Knecht, A. M., Pontifex, M. B., Castelli, D. M., Hillman, C. H., & Kramer, A. F. (2013). The effects of physical activity on functional MRI activation associated with cognitive control in children: A randomized controlled intervention. Frontiers of Human Neuroscience, 7, 1-13.
Moore, R. D., Wu, C., Pontifex, M. B., O’Leary, K. C., Scudder, M. R., Raine, L. B., Johnson, C. R., & Hillman, C. H. (2013). Aerobic fitness and intra-individual variability of neurocognition in preadolescent children. Brain & Cognition, 82, 43-57.
Pontifex, M. B., Saliba, B. J., Raine, L. B., Picchietti, D. L., & Hillman, C. H. (2013). Exercise improves behavioral, neurocognitive, and scholastic performance in children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Pediatrics, 162, 543-551.
Chaddock, L., Erickson, K. I., Prakash, R. S., Voss, M. W., VanPatter, M., Pontifex, M. B., Hillman, C. H., & Kramer, A. F. (2012). A functional MRI investigation of the association between childhood aerobic fitness and neurocognitive control. Biological Psychology, 89, 260-268.
Chaddock, L., Hillman, C. H., Pontifex, M. B., Johnson, C. R., Raine, L. B., & Kramer, A. F. (2012). Childhood aerobic fitness predicts cognitive performance one year later. Journal of Sport Sciences, 30, 421-430.
Drollette, E. S., Shishido, T., Pontifex, M. B., & Hillman, C. H. (2012). Maintenance of cognitive control during and after walking in preadolescent children. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 44, 2017-2024.
Hillman, C. H., Kamijo, K., & Pontifex, M. B. (2012). The relation of ERP indices of exercise to brain health and cognition. In H. Boecker, C. H. Hillman, L. Scheef, & H. K. Struder (Eds.). Functional neuroimaging in exercise and sport sciences (pp. 419-446). Springer: New York, NY.
Hillman, C. H., Pontifex, M. B., Motl., R. W., O'Leary, K. C., Johnson, C. R., Scudder, M. R., Raine, L. B., & Castelli, D. M. (2012). From ERPs to academics. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2S, S90-S98.
Kamijo, K., Khan, N. A., Pontifex, M. B., Scudder, M. R., Drollette, E. S., Raine, L. B., Evans, E. M., Castelli, D. M., & Hillman, C. H. (2012). The relation of adiposity to cognitive control and scholastic achievement in preadolescent children. Obesity, 20, 2406-2411.
Kamijo, K., Pontifex, M. B., Khan, N. A., Raine, L. B., Scudder, M. R., Drollette, E. S., Evans, E. M., Castelli, D. M., & Hillman, C. H. (2012). The association of childhood obesity to neuroelectric indices of inhibition. Psychophysiology, 49, 1361-1371.
Pontifex, M. B., Broglio, S. P., Drollette, E. S., Scudder, M. R., Johnson, C. R., O’Connor, P., & Hillman, C. H. (2012). The relation of mild traumatic brain injury to chronic lapses of attention. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 83, 553-559.
Pontifex, M. B., Scudder, M. R., Drollette, E. S., & Hillman, C. H. (2012). Fit and vigilant: The relationship between poorer aerobic fitness and failures in sustained attention during preadolescence. Neuropsychology, 26, 407-413.
Scudder, M. R., Drollette, E. S., Pontifex, M. B., & Hillman, C. H. (2012). Neuroelectric indices of goal maintenance following a single bout of physical activity. Biological Psychology, 89, 528-531.
Themanson, J. R., Rosen, P. J., Pontifex, M. B., Hillman, C. H., & McAuley, E. (2012). Alterations in error-related brain activity and changes in post-error behavior over time. Brain & Cognition, 80, 257-265.
Chaddock, L., Pontifex, M. B., Hillman, C. H., & Kramer, A. F. (2011). A review of the relation of aerobic fitness and physical activity to brain structure and function in children. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 17, 1-11.
Kamijo, K., Pontifex, M. B., O’Leary, K. C., Scudder, M. R., Wu, C., Castelli, D. M., & Hillman, C. H. (2011). The effects of an afterschool physical activity program on working memory in preadolescent children. Developmental Science, 14, 1046 - 1058.
O’Leary, K. C., Pontifex, M. B., Scudder, M. R., Brown, M. L., & Hillman, C. H. (2011). The effects of single bouts of aerobic exercise, exergaming, and videogame play on cognitive control. Clinical Neurophysiology, 122, 1518-1525.
Pontifex, M. B., Raine, L. B., Johnson, C. R., Chaddock, L., Voss, M. W., Cohen, N. J., Kramer, A. F., & Hillman, C. H. (2011). Cardiorespiratory fitness and the flexible modulation of cognitive control in preadolescent children. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 23, 1332-1345.
Themanson, J. R., Pontifex, M. B., Hillman, C. H., & McAuley, E. (2011). The relation of self efficacy and error-related self regulation. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 80, 1-10.
Voss, M., Chaddock, L., Kim, J., VanPatter, M., Pontifex, M. B., Raine, L. B., Cohen, N., Hillman, C. H., & Kramer, A. F. (2011). Aerobic fitness is associated with greater efficiency of the network underlying cognitive control in preadolescent children. Neuroscience, 199, 166-176.
Wu, C. T., Pontifex, M. B., Raine, L. B., Chaddock, L., Voss, M. W., Kramer, A. F., & Hillman, C. H. (2011). Aerobic fitness and response variability in preadolescent children performing a cognitive control task. Neuropsychology, 25, 333-341.
Chaddock, L., Erickson, K. I., Prakash, R. S., Kim, J. S., Voss, M. W., VanPatter, M., Pontifex, M. B., Raine, L. B., Konkel, A., Hillman, C. H., Cohen, N. J., & Kramer, A. F. (2010). A neuroimaging investigation of the association between aerobic fitness, hippocampal volume and memory performance in preadolescent children. Brain Research, 1358, 172-183.
Chaddock, L., Erickson, K. I., Prakash, R. S., VanPatter, M., Voss, M. W., Pontifex, M. B., Raine, L. B., Hillman, C. H., & Kramer, A. F. (2010). Basal ganglia volume is associated aerobic fitness in preadolescent children. Developmental Neuroscience, 32, 249-256.
Kamijo, K., O’Leary, K. C., Pontifex, M. B., Themanson, J. R., & Hillman, C. H. (2010). The relation of aerobic fitness to neuroelectric indices of cognitive and motor task preparation. Psychophysiology, 47, 814-821.
Pontifex, M. B., Scudder, M. R., Brown, M., O’Leary, K. C., Wu, C., Themanson, J. R., & Hillman, C. H. (2010). On the number of trials necessary for stabilization of error-related brain activity across the lifespan. Psychophysiology, 47, 767-773.
Broglio, S. P., Pontifex, M. B., O’Connor, P., & Hillman, C. H. (2009). The Persistent effects of concussion on neuroelectric indices of attention. Journal of Neurotrauma, 26, 1463-1470.
Hillman, C. H., Buck, S. M., Themanson, J. R., Pontifex, M. B., & Castelli, D. (2009). Aerobic fitness and cognitive development: Event-related brain potential and task performance indices of executive control in preadolescent children. Developmental Psychology, 45, 114-129.
Hillman, C. H., Pontifex, M. B., Raine, L. B., Castelli, D. M., Hall, E. E., & Kramer, A. F. (2009). The Effect of acute treadmill walking on cognitive control and academic achievement in preadolescent children. Neuroscience, 159, 1044-1054.
Hillman, C. H., Pontifex, M. B., & Themanson, J. R. (2009). Acute aerobic exercise effects on event-related brain potentials. In T. McMorris, P. D. Tomporowski, & M. Audiffren (Eds.), Exercise and cognition (pp. 163-180). Wiley Publications: Indianapolis, IN.
Pontifex, M. B., Hillman, C. H., Fernhall, B., Thompson, K. M., & Valentini, T. A. (2009). The Effect of acute aerobic and resistance exercise on working memory. Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, 41, 927-934.
Pontifex, M. B., Hillman, C. H. & Polich, J. (2009). Age, physical fitness, and attention: P3a and P3b. Psychophysiology, 46, 379-387.
Pontifex, M. B., O’Connor, P., Broglio, S. P., & Hillman, C. H. (2009). The Association between mild traumatic brain injury history and cognitive control. Neuropsychologia, 47, 3210-3216.
Pontifex, M. B., & Hillman, C. H. (2008). Neuroelectric measurement of cognition during aerobic exercise. Methods, 45, 271-278.
Themanson, J. R., Hillman, C. H., McAuley, E., Buck, S. M., Doerksen, S. E., Morris, K. S., & Pontifex, M. B. (2008). Self-efficacy effects on neuroelectric and behavioral indices of action monitoring in older adults. Neurobiology of Aging, 29, 1111-1122.
Themanson, J. R., Pontifex, M. B., & Hillman, C. H. (2008). Fitness and action monitoring: Evidence for improved cognitive flexibility in young adults. Neuroscience, 157, 319-328.
Pontifex, M. B., & Hillman, C. H. (2007). Neuroelectric and behavioral indices of interference control during acute cycling. Clinical Neurophysiology, 118, 570-580.
Hillman, C. H., Motl, R. W., Pontifex, M. B., Posthuma, D., Stubbe, J. H., Boomsma, D. I., & de Geus, E. J. C., (2006). Physical Activity and Cognitive Function in a Cross-Section of Younger and Older Community-Dwelling Individuals. Health Psychology, 25(6), 678-687.
