Publications in collaboration with researchers from University of Pittsburgh (14)

2023

  1. A new set of estimated cardiorespiratory fitness equations are associated with cognitive performance in older adults

    GeroScience, Vol. 45, Núm. 3, pp. 1649-1666

  2. Physical activity, sedentary time, and fitness in relation to brain shapes in children with overweight/obesity: Links to intelligence

    Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, Vol. 33, Núm. 3, pp. 319-330

2022

  1. Effects of an Exercise Program on Brain Health Outcomes for Children with Overweight or Obesity: The ActiveBrains Randomized Clinical Trial

    JAMA Network Open, pp. E2227893

2021

  1. Associations of sleep with gray matter volume and their implications for academic achievement, executive function and intelligence in children with overweight/obesity

    Pediatric Obesity, Vol. 16, Núm. 2

  2. Physical fitness and brain source localization during a working memory task in children with overweight/obesity: The ActiveBrains project

    Developmental Science, Vol. 24, Núm. 3

2020

  1. Association of sedentary behavior with brain structure and intelligence in children with overweight or obesity: The activebrains project

    Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol. 9, Núm. 4

  2. Associations of objectively-assessed physical activity and sedentary time with hippocampal gray matter volume in children with overweight/obesity

    Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol. 9, Núm. 4

  3. Differences in brain volume between metabolically healthy and unhealthy overweight and obese children: The role of fitness

    Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol. 9, Núm. 4

  4. Do fitter kids have bigger brains?

    Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

  5. Lean mass index is positively associated with white matter volumes in several brain regions in children with overweight/obesity

    Pediatric Obesity, Vol. 15, Núm. 5

2019

  1. Early life factors, gray matter brain volume and academic performance in overweight/obese children: The ActiveBrains project

    NeuroImage, Vol. 202

  2. Fitness, cortical thickness and surface area in overweight/obese children: The mediating role of body composition and relationship with intelligence

    NeuroImage, Vol. 186, pp. 771-781

  3. Physical fitness, white matter volume and academic performance in children: Findings from the activebrains and FITKids2 projects

    Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 10, Núm. FEB

  4. Role of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in the Mental Health of Preschoolers, Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Sports Medicine, Vol. 49, Núm. 9, pp. 1383-1410