Activity, cognition and behaviour...

[...]A fourth line of research concerns the relationship between physical (in) activity, cognition (in particular impulse control), and behaviour (in particular aggression) at the psychiatric penitentiary department of five prisons in the Netherlands. It is known that the prefrontal cortex matures late and plays a crucial role in executive functions, among which impulse control. Enriched environment is essential for the maturation of the brain, specifically for the maturation of the prefrontal cortex. In contrast, an impoverished environment, like a prison, will hamper the development of the brain/prefrontal cortex. In other words, for those who already have a decline in impulse control, as is the case for most criminals, prison will further aggravate the dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex and hence the decline in impulse control. Insight into the (negative) influence of isolation and prison on cognitive and behavioural functions in which the prefrontal cortex is involved is clinical relevant as a further decline in impulse control will enhance the risk for aggressive incidents in- and outside the prison. Within this project, also a pilot study will take place aimed at enriching the environment in prison by e.g. participation in a physical activity program. In another substudy of this project, the effects of running therapy on cognition and behaviour will be examined.

http://www.psy.vu.nl/nl/over-de-faculteit/medewerkers-alfabetisch/medewerkers-r-s/e-scherder/index.asp

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http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2686/Binnenland/article/detail/3621389/2014/03/24/Artsen-bezorgd-over-kwaliteit-jeugdzorg.dhtml

P.s: Le professeur Scherder a été contacté par téléphone tout simplement. Et je le remercie pour le petit échange que nous avons eu.

Et que nous disent ceuX qui ont mis la jeunesse derrière les écrans de façon pas tout à fait responsable, un peu trop rapidement, sans véritable concertation, sans véritable réfleXion? On peut penser au ministère de l'Éducation, de la Culture et de la Science (OCW).