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- Beidler, E., Donnellan, B., Kontos, A., Nogle, S., Pontifex, M. B., & Covassin, T. (in press). The relationship between impulsivity, sensation seeking, and concussion history in collegiate student-athletes. Athletic Training & Sports Health Care.
- Chandler, M. C., McGowan, A. L., Brascamp, J. W., & Pontifex, M. B. (in press). Phasic activity of the locus-coeruleus is not a mediator of the relationship between fitness and inhibition in college-aged adults. International Journal of Psychophysiology.
- McGowan, A. L., Chandler, M. C., & Pontifex, M. B. (in press). Aerobic fitness relates to superior exact and approximate arithmetic processing in college-aged adults. Trends in Neuroscience and Education.
2021
- Delli Paoli, A. G., Smith, A. L., Pontifex, M. B., & Moser, J. S. (2021). Aerobic fitness moderates girls’ affective and working memory responses to social exclusion. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 55, 101927.
- McGowan, A. L., Gerde, H. K., Pfeiffer, K. A. & Pontifex, M. B. (2021). Physically active learning in preschoolers: Improved self-regulation, comparable quantity estimation. Trends in Neuroscience and Education, 22, 100150.
2020
- Chandler, M. C., McGowan, A. L., Burles, F., Mathewson, K. E., Scavuzzo, C. J., & Pontifex, M. B. (2020). Aerobic fitness is unrelated to the acquisition of relational memory in college-aged adults. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 42, 472-479.
- Chandler, M. C., McGowan, A. L., Ferguson, D. P., & Pontifex, M. B. (2020). Carbohydrate mouth rinse has no effects on behavioral or neuroelectric indices of cognition. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 151, 49-58.
- Covassin, T., McGowan, A. L., Bretzin, A. C., Anderson, M. N., Petit, K. M., Savage, J. L., Stephenson-Brown, K., Elbin, R. J., & Pontifex, M. B. (2020). Preliminary investigation of enhance brain function index among high school and collegiate concussed male and female athletes. The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 48, 442-449.
- Hsieh, S-S., Chueh, T-Y., Kao, S-C., Westfall, D. R., Morris, T. P., Raine, L. B., Hopman, R. J., Pontifex, M. B., Castelli, D. M., Kramer, A. F., & Hillman, C. H. (2020). Greater childhood cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with better top-down cognitive control: A midfrontal theta oscillation study. Psychophysiology, 57, e13678.
- Kao, S.-C., Cadenas-Sanchez, C., Shigeta, T. T., McClure, A. D., Chang, Y.-K., Pontifex, M. B., & Hillman, C. H. (2020). A systematic review of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness on P3b. Psychophysiology, 57, 1-40.
- McGowan, A. L., Ferguson, D. P., Gerde, H. K., Pfeiffer, K. A., & Pontifex, M. B. (2020). Preschoolers exhibit similar learning but greater on-task behavior following physically active lessons on the approximate number system. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 30, 1777-1786.
- Mora-Gonzalez, J., Esteban-Cornejo, I., Solis-Urra, P., Migueles, J. H., Cadenas-Sanchez, C., Molina-Garcia, P., Rodriguez-Ayllon, M., Hillman, C. H., Catena, A., Pontifex, M. B., & Ortega F. B. (2020). Fitness, physical activity, sedentary time, inhibitory control and neuroelectric activity in children with overweight/obesity: The ActiveBrains project. Psychophysiology, 57, 1-18.
- Raine, L. R., Kao, S. C., Drollette, E. S., Pontifex, M. B., Pindus, D., Hunt, J., Kramer, A. F., & Hillman, C. H. (2020). The role of BMI on cognition following acute physical activity in preadolescent children. Trends in Neuroscience and Education, 21, 100143.
2019
- Chandler, M. C., McGowan, A. L., Payne, B. R., Wray, A. H., & Pontifex, M. B. (2019). Aerobic fitness relates to differential attentional but not language-related cognitive processes. Brain and Language, 198 (104681), 1-9.
- Eliakim, A., Falk, B., Armstrong, N., Baptista, F., Behm, D. G., Dror, N., Faigenbaum, A. D., Janz, K. F., Jürimäe, J., McGowan, A. L., Nemet, D., Pianosi, P. T., Pontifex, M. B., Radom-Aizik, S., Rowland, T., & Rowlands, A. V. (2019). Expert’s choice: 2018’s most exciting research in the field of pediatric exercise science. Pediatric Exercise Science, 31, 1-27.
- Gunnell, K. E., Poitras, V. J., LeBlanc, A. G., Schibli, K., Barbeau, K., Hedayati, N., Pontifex, M. B., Goldfield, G. S., Dunlap, C., Lehan, E., & Tremblay, M. S. (2019). Physical activity and brain structure, brain function, and cognition in children and youth: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 16, 105-127.
- McGowan, A. L., Bretzin, A. B., Savage, J. L., Petit, Kyle M., Covassin, T., & Pontifex, M. B. (2019). Acute and protracted disruptions to inhibitory control following sports-related concussion. Neuropsychologia, 131, 223-232.
- McGowan, A. L., Chandler, M. C., Brascamp, J. W., & Pontifex, M. B. (2019). Pupillometric indices of locus-coeruleus activation are not modulated following single bouts of exercise. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 140, 41-52.
- Mora-Gonzalez, J., Esteban-Cornejo, I., Cadenas-Sanchez, C., Migueles, J. H., Molina-Garcia, P., Rodriguez-Ayllon, M., Henriksson, P., Pontifex, M. B., Catena, A., & Ortega, F. B. (2019). Physical fitness, physical activity, and the executive function in overweight and obese children: A cross-sectional study from The ActiveBrains project. Journal of Pediatrics, 208, 50-56.
- Mora-Gonzalez, J., Esteban-Cornejo, I., Cadenas-Sanchez, C., Migueles, J. H., Rodriguez-Ayllon, M., Molina-Garcia, P., Hillman, C. H., Catena, A., Pontifex, M. B., & Ortega FB. (2019). Fitness, physical activity, working memory and neuroelectric activity in children with overweight/obesity. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 29, 1352-1363.
- Pontifex, M. B., McGowan, A. L., Chandler, M., C., Gwizdala, K. L., Parks, A. C., Fenn, K., & Kamijo, K. (2019). A primer on investigating the after effects of acute bouts of physical activity on cognition. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 40, 1-22.
- Themanson, J. R., Bing, N. J., Sheese, B. E., & Pontifex, M. B. (2019). The influence of pitch-by-pitch feedback on neural activity and pitch perception in baseball. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 41, 65-72.
- Vasold, K., Parks, A. C., Phelan, D. M. L., Pontifex, M. B., & Pivarnik, J. (2019). Reliability and validity of commercially available low-cost bio-electric impedance analysis. International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism, 29, 406-410.
2018
- Adjepong, M., Yakah, W., Harris, W. S., Annan, R. A., Pontifex, M. B., & Fenton, J. I. (2018). Whole blood n-3 fatty acids are associated with executive function in 2 to 6-year-old Northern Ghanaian children. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 57, 287-293.
- Drollette, E. S., Pontifex, M. B., Raine, L. R., Scudder, M. R., Moore, R. D., Kao, S. C., Westfall, D. R., Wu, C. T., Kamijo, K., Castelli, D. M., Khan, N. A., Kramer, A. F., & Hillman, C. H. (2018). Effects of the FITKids physical activity randomized controlled trial on conflict monitoring in youth. Psychophysiology, 55, e13017, 1-15.
2017
- Delli Paoli, A. G., Smith, A. L., & Pontifex, M. B. (2017). Does walking mitigate affective and cognitive responses to social exclusion? Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 39, 97-108.
- Kao, S-C., Westfall, D. R., Parks, A. C., Pontifex, M. B., & Hillman, C. H. (2017). Muscular and aerobic fitness, working memory, and academic achievement in children. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 49, 500-508.
- Kao, S-C., Drollette, E. S., Scudder, M. R., Raine, L. B., Westfall, D. R., Pontifex, M. B., & Hillman, C. H. (2017). Aerobic fitness is associated with cognitive control strategy in preadolescent children. Journal of Motor Behavior, 49, 150-162.
- Pontifex, M. B., Gwizdala, K., Parks, A. C., Billinger, M., & Brunner, C. (2017). Variability of ICA decomposition may impact EEG signals when used to remove eye blink artifacts. Psychophysiology, 54, 386-398.
- Pontifex, M. B., Miskovic, V., & Laszlo, S. (2017). Evaluating the efficacy of fully automated approaches for the selection of eye blink ICA components. Psychophysiology, 54, 780-791.
- Raine, L. B., Khan, N. A., Drollette, E. S., Pontifex, M. B., Kramer, A. F.,& Hillman, C. H. (2017). Obesity, visceral adipose tissue, and cognitive function in childhood. Journal of Pediatrics, 187, 134-140.
- Westfall, D. R., Kao, S-C., Scudder, M. R., Pontifex, M. B., & Hillman, C. H. (2017). The association between aerobic fitness and congruency sequence effects in preadolescent children. Brain and Cognition, 113, 85-92.
2016
- Chu, C-H., Chen, F-T., Pontifex, M. B., & Chang, Y-K. (2016). Health-related physical fitness, academic achievement, and neuroelectric measures in children and adolescents. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1-16.
- Drollette, E. S., Scudder, M. R., Raine, L. B., Moore, R. D., Pontifex, M. B., Erickson, K. I., & Hillman, C. H. (2016). The sexual dimorphic association of cardiorespiratory fitness to working memory in children. Developmental Science, 19, 90-108.
- Jumbe, T., Comstock, S. S., Harris, W. S., Kinabo, J., Pontifex, M. B., & Fenton, J. I. (in press). Whole blood fatty acids are associated with executive function in Tanzanian children aged four to six years: A cross-sectional study. British Journal of Nutrition, 116, 1537-1545.
- Pontifex, M. B., Gwizdala, K. L., Parks, A. C., Pfeiffer, K. A., & Fenn, K. M. (2016). The association between physical activity during the day and long-term memory stability. Scientific Reports, 6(38148), 1-9.
2015
- Berchicci, M., Pontifex, M. B., Drollette, E. S., Pesce, C., Hillman, C. H., & Di Russo, F. (2015). From cognitive motor preparation to visual processing: The benefits of childhood fitness to brain health. Neuroscience, 298, 211-219.
- Brassell, A. A., Shoulberg, E. K., Pontifex, M. B., Smith, A. L., Delli Paoli, A. G., & Hoza, B. (in press). Aerobic fitness and inhibition in young children: Moderating roles of ADHD status and age. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 46, 646-652.
- Chaddock-Heyman, L., Erickson, K. I., Kienzler, C., King, M., Pontifex, M. B., Raine, L. B., Hillman, C. H., & Kramer, A. F. (2015). The role of aerobic fitness in cortical thickness and mathematics achievement in preadolescent children. PLOS ONE, 10, 1-11.
- Parks, A. C., Moore, R. D., Wu, C-T., Broglio, S. P., Covassin, T., Hillman, C. H., & Pontifex, M. B. (2015). The association between a history of concussion and variability in behavioral and neuroelectric indices of cognition. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 98, 426-434.
- Pontifex, M. B., Parks, A. C., Henning, D. A., & Kamijo, K. (2015). Single bouts of exercise selectively sustain attentional processes. Psychophysiology, 52, 618-625.
2014
- Chaddock-Heyman, L., Erickson, K. I., Holtrop, J. L., Voss, M. W., Pontifex, M. B., Raine, L. B., Hillman, C. H., & Kramer, A. F. (2014). Aerobic fitness is associated with greater white matter integrity in children. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8(584), 1-7.
- Drollette, E. S., Scudder, M. R., Raine, L. B., Moore, R. D., Saliba, B. J., Pontifex, M. B., & Hillman, C. H. (2014). Acute exercise facilitates brain function and cognition in children who need it most: An ERP study of individual differences in inhibitory control capacity. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 7, 53-64.
- Hillman, C. H., Pontifex, M. B., Castelli, D. M., Khan, N. A., Raine, L. B., Scudder, M. R., Drollette, E. S., Moore, R. D., Wu, C-T., & Kamijo, K. (2014). Effects of the FITKids randomized controlled trial on executive control and brain function. Pediatrics, 134, e1063-e1071.
- Khan, N. A., Raine, L. B., Drollette, E., Scudder, M. R., Pontifex, M. B., Castelli, D. M., Donovan, S. M., Evans, E. E., & Hillman, C. H. (2014). Impact of the FITKIDS physical activity intervention on adiposity in prepubertal children. Pediatrics, 133, e875-e883.
- Kamijo, K., Pontifex, M. B., Khan, N., Raine, L., Scudder, M., Drollete, E., Evans, E., Castelli, D., & Hillman, C. H. (2014). The negative association of childhood obesity to the cognitive control of action monitoring. Cerebral Cortex, 24, 654-662.
- Pontifex, M. B., Fine, J. G., Parks, A. C., da Cruz, K. & Smith, A. L. (2014). The role of physical activity in reducing barriers to learning in children with developmental disorders. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 79, 93-118.
- Pontifex, M. B., Kamijo, K., Scudder, M. R., Raine, L. B., Khan, N. A., Drollette, E. S., Evans, E. M., Castelli, D. M., Frank, K. A., & Hillman, C. H. (2014). The differential association of adiposity and fitness on cognitive control in preadolescent children. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 79, 72-92.
- Pontifex, M. B., Parks, A. C., O’Neil, P. C., Egner, A. R., Warning, J. T., Pfeiffer, K. A., & Fenn, K. M. (2014). Poorer aerobic fitness relates to reduced integrity of multiple memory systems. Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience, 14, 1132-1141.
2013
- 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.
- Chaddock-Heyman, L., Erickson, K. I., Voss, M. W., Powers, J. P., Knecht, A. M., Pontifex, M. B., Drollette, E. S., Moore, R. D., Raine, L. B., Scudder, M. R., Hillman, C. H., & Kramer, A. F. (2013). White matter microstructure is associated with cognitive control in children. Biological Psychology, 94, 109–115.
- Gothe, N. P., Pontifex, M. B., Hillman, C. H., & McAuley, E. (2013). The acute effects of Yoga on executive function. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 10, 488-495.
- 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.
2012
- 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.
2011
- 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.
2010
- 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.
2009
- 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.
2008
- 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.
2007
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