- Docente: Alessia Tessari
- Credits: 4
- SSD: M-PSI/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Sciences and Techniques of Sports Activities (cod. 8037)
Learning outcomes
The course will deepen the knowledge on the positive effects of physical activity on a cognitive and psychological level. In particular, it will examine how the various types of physical activities can enhance cognitive abilities such as, for example, attention, reasoning and motor anticipation, in the various stages of life, from childhood to adulthood and old age. Furthermore, the effects of physical activity on psychological well-being circuits will be studied.
Course contents
Theoretical and methodological introduction
Effects of physical activity on cognitive aspects:
attention
motor anticipation,
executive functions
reasoning and decision making
Effects of physical activity on psychological aspects:
wellness and stress
Effects of physical activity in the life cycle:
Cognitive effects of sport on both the healthy elderly and people with degenerative diseases
Readings/Bibliography
Slides of the classes. The students can download them from this website: https://iol.unibo.it
Teaching methods
Teaching course and lab experiences
Assessment methods
Written exam with 3 open questions on the main topics of the course.
To pass the exam ALL THREE answers must be SUFFICIENT.
Teaching tools
The slides of the course will be uploaded to https://iol.unibo.it
Office hours
See the website of Alessia Tessari
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.