Exercise for Brain Health in Autism: A Promising Direction
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2021) | Viewed by 5891
Special Issue Editor
Interests: skeletal muscle physiology; sensorimotor properties; flexible skeletal muscles; brain cognitive functions
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Dear Colleagues,
This research topic, “Exercise for Brain Health in Autism: A Promising Direction”, determines the link between recreational activity, rehabilitation, brain activity, and cognitive training in the population with autism spectrum disorders.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
Recreational activity as a benefit for brain health in the population with autism spectrum disorders;
Optimization of rehabilitation process by:
- Investigating cognitive functions and brain activity;
- Investigating muscle and tendon mechanical (viscoelastic), morphological, and architectonic properties.
Dr. Adam Kawczynski
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)
- Brain activity in ASD population
- Cognitive functions in ASD population
- Muscle and tendons in ASD population
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