Αν θέλετε να διαβάσετε περισσότερα για κάποια από τα θέματα που αναφέρονται σε αυτές τις σελίδες μπορείτε να επιλέξετε από τα παρακάτω βιβλία:

Smart Moves: why learning is not all in your head
The Dominance Factor
By Dr Carla Hannaford

The Brain that Changes itself
By Norman Doidge, M.D.

Reflexes, Lerning and Behaviour

Attention, Balance and Coordination – the ABC of Learning

The Well Balanced Child

What Babies and Children Really Need
By Sally Goddard

Movement Based Learning
I Am the Child
By Cecilia Koester

How the Mind Works
By Steven Pinker

The SuperConfintelligent Child
By Denise C. Hornbeak

The Kinesthetic Classroom
By Traci Lengel/ Mike Kuczala

Driven to distraction

Delivered from Distraction
By Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D.

Like Sound Through Water
By Karen J. Foli

Brilliant Idiot. An Autobiography of a Dyslexic
By Dr. Abraham Schmitt as told to Mary Lou Hartzler Clemens

Born on a Blue Day
By Daniel Tammet

Brain Gym and Me
By Paul Dennison

Μελέτες για Τρίτη Ηλικία

1. Magauina, G., Tsoukatos, M., Nikitas, C., et al. (2025). Effects of balance physical therapy with or without cognitive training in adults with cognitive and balance impairments: a systematic review. European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 22, 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s11556-025-00383-w
2. Raykar, R., & Sadhale, A. (2020). Comparison of Conventional Balance Exercises with Auditory Stimuli vs. Conventional Balance Exercises with Visual Stimuli vs. Conventional Balance Exercises with Auditory and Visual Stimuli Both On Balance in Healthy Geriatrics. International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, 10(7), 225-237.
3. Nyman, S.R., Ingram, W., Sanders, J., et al. (2019). Randomised controlled trial of the effect of Tai Chi on postural balance of people with dementia. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 14, 2017-2029. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S228931
4. Sung, C.-M., Lee, T.-Y., Chu, H., et al. (2023). Efficacy of multi-domain cognitive function training on cognitive function, working memory, attention, and coordination in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia: A one-year prospective randomised controlled trial. Journal of Global Health, 13, 04069. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.13.04069
5. Nayak, A., Alhasani, R., Kanitkar, A., & Szturm, T. (2021). Dual-Task Training Program for Older Adults: Blending Gait, Visuomotor and Cognitive Training. Frontiers in Network Physiology, 1, 736232. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnetp.2021.736232
6. Halvarsson, A., Franzén, E., Farén, E., et al. (2013). Long-term effects of new progressive group balance training for elderly people with increased risk of falling. Clinical Rehabilitation, 27(5), 450-458. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215512462908
7. Langoni, C.D.S., Resende, T.L., Barcellos, A.B., et al. (2019). Effect of Exercise on Cognition, Conditioning, Muscle Endurance, and Balance in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment. Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, 42(2), E15-E22. https://doi.org/10.1519/JPT.0000000000000191
8. Rogge, A.-K., Röder, B., Zech, A., et al. (2018). Balance training improves memory and spatial cognition in healthy adults. Scientific Reports, 8, 5661. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-23640-0
9. Dunsky, A. (2019). The Effect of Balance and Coordination Exercises on Quality of Life in Older Adults: A Mini-Review. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 11, 318. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2019.00318
10. Padala, K.P., Padala, P.R., Lensing, S.Y., et al. (2017). Efficacy of Wii-Fit on Static and Dynamic Balance in Community Dwelling Older Veterans. Journal of Aging Research, 2017, 4653635. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4653635
11. Sepehrikia, M., Abedanzadeh, R., & Saemi, E. (2023). Brain gym exercises improve Eye-Hand coordination in elderly males. Somatosensory & Motor Research, 40(2), 191-196. https://doi.org/10.1080/08990220.2023.2191706

Μελέτες για Παιδιά & Εφήβους

1. Watson-Grace, A., & Provident, I. (2020). Improving Selective Attention for All Students with Coordinative Bal-A-Vis-X Movement Breaks: A Pilot Study. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, & Early Intervention, 13(4), 420-442. https://doi.org/10.1080/19411243.2020.1769000
2. Boot, M., Clark, Z., Hill, K., Stefanoff, M., Donahoe Fillmore, B., Renner, T., Slutz, B., & Fisher, M.I. (2024). Bal-A-Vis-X intervention to improve upper limb coordination in children with disability: A Pilot Study. University of Dayton Doctor of Physical Therapy Annual Research Symposium.
3. Chang, S.H., Shie, J.J., & Yu, N.Y. (2022). Enhancing Executive Functions and Handwriting with a Concentrative Coordination Exercise in Children with ADHD: a randomized clinical trial. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 129(4), 1014-1035. https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125221098324
4. Schedler, S., Tenelsen, F., Wich, L., & Muehlbauer, T. (2020). Effects of balance training on balance performance in youth: role of training difficulty. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 12, 71. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-020-00218-4
5. Jackson, J.J., & Wild, C.J. (2021). Effect of the Brain Balance Program on Cognitive Performance in Children and Adolescents with Developmental and Attentional Issues. International Journal of Psychological Research, 3(1), 15-28.
6. Cerrillo-Urbina, A.J., García-Hermoso, A., Sánchez-López, M., et al. (2015). The effects of physical exercise in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials. Child: Care, Health and Development, 41(6), 779-788. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12255
7. Pan, C.-Y., Chu, C.-H., Tsai, C.-L., et al. (2016). The impacts of physical activity intervention on physical and cognitive outcomes in children with autism spectrum disorder. Autism, 21(2), 190-202. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361316633562
8. Chibanda, D. (2015). Study on Bal-A-Vis-X & ADHD: EEG research showing improved beta brainwave activity. Brain Balance Research Archives.
9. Dev, P.C., Doyle, B.A., & Valente, B. (2002). Labels Needn't Stick: "At-Risk" First Graders Rescued With Appropriate Intervention. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 7(3), 327-332. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15327671ESPR0703_6
10. Wang, H., Chen, Y., Liu, J., et al. (2021). Tracking young children's motor skill development over time. Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 9(2), 245-268.
11. Howe, T.H., Roston, K.L., Sheu, C.F., & Hinojosa, J. (2013). Assessing handwriting intervention effectiveness in elementary school students: A two-group controlled study. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 67(1), 19-26. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2013.005470