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  • 1940 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Charles H. Hillman is affiliated with Northeastern University in the United States. Their research spans various fields with a focus on Medicine, Psychology, and Neuroscience. The scientist's work encompasses subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Hillman's primary research interests include these main topics:

  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Their recent publications reflect wide-ranging investigations in physical activity, cognition, and health. Notable recent papers include:

  • A systematic review of physical activity and quality of life and well-being (2020), published in Translational Behavioral Medicine
  • Physical activity and sleep: An updated umbrella review of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee report (2021), Sleep Medicine Reviews
  • The effects of acute aerobic exercise on executive function: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data (2021), Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Review of High-Intensity Interval Training for Cognitive and Mental Health in Youth (2020), Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Aerobic fitness and academic achievement: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020), Journal of Sports Sciences

Frequent co-authors in their research include Arthur F. Kramer, Kirk I. Erickson, Lauren B. Raine, Edward McAuley, and Timothy P. Morris.

Hillman has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Psychophysiology
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Over the course of their career, Hillman has received recognition such as being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1940.

Best Publications

  • Be smart, exercise your heart: exercise effects on brain and cognition

    Charles H. Hillman;Kirk I. Erickson;Arthur F. Kramer

  • Physical activity, fitness, cognitive function, and academic achievement in children: A systematic review

    Joseph E. Donnelly;Charles H. Hillman;Darla Castelli;Jennifer L. Etnier

  • Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement in Third- and Fifth-Grade Students

    Darla Marie Castelli;Charles H. Hillman;Sarah M. Buck;Heather E. Erwin

  • The effect of acute treadmill walking on cognitive control and academic achievement in preadolescent children

    Charles H. Hillman;Matthew B. Pontifex;Lauren B. Raine;Darla M. Castelli

  • Physical Activity for Cognitive and Mental Health in Youth: A Systematic Review of Mechanisms.

    David Lubans;Justin Richards;Charles H. Hillman;Guy Faulkner

  • Neurobiology of exercise.

    Rod K. Dishman;Hans Rudolf Berthoud;Frank W. Booth;Carl W. Cotman

  • Physical Activity, Cognition, and Brain Outcomes: A Review of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines.

    Kirk I. Erickson;Charles Hillman;Chelsea M. Stillman;Rachel M. Ballard

  • A neuroimaging investigation of the association between aerobic fitness, hippocampal volume, and memory performance in preadolescent children

    Laura Chaddock;Kirk I. Erickson;Ruchika Shaurya Prakash;Jennifer S. Kim

  • Aerobic fitness and neurocognitive function in healthy preadolescent children

    Charles H. Hillman;Darla Marie Castelli;Sarah M. Buck

  • Effects of the FITKids Randomized Controlled Trial on Executive Control and Brain Function

    Charles H. Hillman;Matthew B. Pontifex;Darla Marie Castelli;Naiman A. Khan

  • The Influence of Exercise on Cognitive Abilities

    Fernando Gomez-Pinilla;Charles H. Hillman

  • Aerobic Fitness and Cognitive Development: Event-Related Brain Potential and Task Performance Indices of Executive Control in Preadolescent Children

    Charles H. Hillman;Sarah M. Buck;Jason R. Themanson;Matthew B. Pontifex

  • Brain processes in emotional perception: Motivated attention

    Harald Thomas Schupp;Harald Thomas Schupp;Bruce N. Cuthbert;Bruce N. Cuthbert;Margaret M. Bradley;Charles H. Hillman

  • Exercise Improves Behavioral, Neurocognitive, and Scholastic Performance in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

    Matthew B. Pontifex;Brian J. Saliba;Lauren B. Raine;Daniel L. Picchietti;Daniel L. Picchietti

  • Acute cardiovascular exercise and executive control function

    Charles H. Hillman;Erin M. Snook;Gerald J. Jerome

  • The effects of an afterschool physical activity program on working memory in preadolescent children

    Keita Kamijo;Matthew B. Pontifex;Kevin C. O'Leary;Mark R. Scudder

  • Basal Ganglia Volume Is Associated with Aerobic Fitness in Preadolescent Children

    Laura Chaddock;Kirk I. Erickson;Ruchika Shaurya Prakash;Matt VanPatter

  • A review of the relation of aerobic fitness and physical activity to brain structure and function in children.

    Laura Chaddock;Matthew B. Pontifex;Charles H. Hillman;Arthur F. Kramer

  • Effects of physical activity interventions on cognitive and academic performance in children and adolescents: a novel combination of a systematic review and recommendations from an expert panel

    Amika S. Singh;Amika S. Singh;Emi Saliasi;Emi Saliasi;Vera Van Den Berg;Vera Van Den Berg;Léonie Uijtdewilligen

  • The Effect of Acute Aerobic and Resistance Exercise on Working Memory

    Matthew B. Pontifex;Charles H. Hillman;Bo Fernhall;Kelli M. Thompson

  • The relation of aerobic fitness to stroop task performance in preadolescent children.

    Sarah M. Buck;Charles H. Hillman;Darla Marie Castelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur F. Kramer
Arthur F. Kramer Northeastern University
Matthew B. Pontifex
Matthew B. Pontifex Michigan State University
Lauren B. Raine
Lauren B. Raine Northeastern University
Neal J. Cohen
Neal J. Cohen University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Kirk I. Erickson
Kirk I. Erickson University of Pittsburgh
Edward McAuley
Edward McAuley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Aron K. Barbey
Aron K. Barbey University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Andrés Catena
Andrés Catena University of Granada
Ronald C. Plotnikoff
Ronald C. Plotnikoff University of Newcastle Australia
Bradley D. Hatfield
Bradley D. Hatfield University of Maryland, College Park

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