1. The Effect of Co-Curricular Activities on WorkingMemory and Response Inhibition in PrimarySchool Children Chan Jing Cheng 085612Q Janarthanan 085590K Koh Wenyi 086420Y Kalidass 085160E Tan Shi Lin 084182A

2. Contents Introduction Literature Review of Present Studies Hypothesis Methodology Outcome Measures Results & Discussion Recommendations Conclusion Acknowledgments 3. Why this study? Recently in this decade, more emphasis is placed upon CCA in the school curriculum. 4. (St Clair-Thompson et al., 2006) Cognition (Etnier et al,. 2006) Brain-derived Neurotrophic FactorSportsCerebral structure Cerebral blood flow 5. Benefits of Physical Activity onCognition14 WeeksHeng et al,. 2010DOT-A p < 0.05Stroop p < 0.05 6. (St Clair-Thompson et al., 2006) CognitionSports Non-Sports 7. Non-Sports on cognition Relatively unknown In a 1988 study by Ferguson on 14 children who were enrolled in a chess program, within a 1 yr pre and post Memory test showed significant improvement, p