Typically developed elementary school children
Conditions
Interventions
We will ask the participants of the intervention group to join the GO course which will be held once every week for five weeks, total six times. In the GO course, the children will be taught GO by the
Sponsors
Smart Aging International Research Center, IDAC, Tohoku University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)From age 8 to 10 years old (from the second to fourth grade of elementary school) 2)No experience playing GO 3)Interested in playing GO 4)Children able to attend all the classes of the GO courses (total of five times) 5)Children who have consent to do the GO tasks for twenty minutes a day three times a week for five weeks
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A current clinically severe illness or disorder making it impossible to perform the intervention program
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| reverse Stroop interference rate and Stroop interference rate in the Stroop task the scores of the forward and backward of the digit span test in the WISC3 the total score of the Raven's Colored Progressive Matrix the scores of the forward and backward of the Span-board task of the WAIS RNI BIS, BAS Reward Responsiveness, BAS Drive, BAS Fun Seeking of the Behavioral Inhibition and Behavioral Activation Scales | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the number of correct answer in the Stroop task | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactYoshiyuki Tachibgana
IDAC, Tohoku University Smart Aging International Research Center
Outcome results
None listed