Abstract
In this overview, we discuss the internal and external environmental factors associated with cognitive and psycho-emotional well-being in the context of physical activity and Mindful Movement. Our key argument is that improved cognitive and emotional functions associated with mental well-being can be achieved by an external, Mindful Movement-based environment training called Quadrato Motor Training (QMT). QMT is a structured sensorimotor training program aimed at improving coordination, attention, and emotional well-being through behavioral, electrophysiological, neuroanatomical, and molecular changes. In accordance with this argument, we first describe the general neurobiological mechanisms underpinning emotional states and emotion regulation. Next, we review the relationships between QMT, positive emotional state, and increased emotion regulation, and discuss the neurobiological mechanisms underlying these relationships. We consider the relationships between motion, emotion, and cognition, and highlight the need for integrated training paradigms involving these three trajectories. Such training paradigms provide cognitively engaging exercises to improve emotion regulation, which in turn affects adaptive behaviors. Finally, we address the broader implications of improving cognitive and emotional functioning through Mindful Movement training for environmental research and public health.
Highlights
IntroductionCognitive and psycho-emotional well-being are associated with better physical and social health
Cognitive and psycho-emotional well-being are associated with better physical and social health.In contrast, decreased cognitive and psycho-emotional functions are related to mental health concerns, such as anxiety and depression [1,2]
Future studies should be conducted on the subject, the current results suggest that Quadrato Motor Training (QMT) may induce beneficial enhancement of the EEG markers that are typically damaged in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
Summary
Cognitive and psycho-emotional well-being are associated with better physical and social health. By building an external movement-based environment, it is possible to elicit positive neural changes throughout the lifespan Through this process, PA reduces brain-related physiological and functional decline due to aging, and could potentially be used to improve several brain-related clinical conditions, including neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., dementia), psychiatric disorders (e.g., depression [33]), and neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., autism and dyslexia) [32,34]. As will be show studies conducted on a specific form of PA (called Quadrato Motor Training) suggest that long-range synchronization between the activities of distinct neuronal populations (i.e., functional connectivity) involved in cognitive control, such as fronto-parietal and fronto-temporal networks, as another possible mechanism underlying the PA-induced neuroplasticity [29]. Participants are instructed to keep their eyes focused straight ahead without fixating on any specific point, with their hands by their sides, and to continue with the instruction and not stop after making a mistake
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