Cognitive aging and the promise of physical activity

KI Erickson, SD Donofry, KR Sewell… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Is the field of cognitive aging irretrievably concerned with decline and deficits, or is it shifting
to emphasize the hope of preservation and enhancement of cognitive function in late life? A …

Evidence for exercise-related plasticity in functional and structural neural network connectivity

J Won, DD Callow, GS Pena, MA Gogniat… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The number of studies investigating exercise and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)-related
changes in the functional and structural organization of brain networks continues to rise …

The effect of exercise training on brain structure and function in older adults: a systematic review based on evidence from randomized control trials

FT Chen, RJ Hopman, CJ Huang, CH Chu… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Accumulating evidence suggests that exercise training is associated with improvements in
brain health in older adults, yet the extant literature is insufficient in detailing why exercise …

[HTML][HTML] Differentiating the influence of sedentary behavior and physical activity on brain health in late adulthood

AM Collins, C Molina-Hidalgo, SL Aghjayan… - Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Public health messaging calls for individuals to be more physically active and less
sedentary, yet these lifestyle behaviors have been historically studied independently. Both …

Effectiveness of a pilates training program on cognitive and functional abilities in postmenopausal women

PA García-Garro, F Hita-Contreras… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a Pilates exercises program on the
cognitive and physical functioning of older Spanish women. This study is a randomized …

Environmental enrichment and successful aging

M Leon, C Woo - Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The human brain sustains a slow but progressive decline in function as it ages and these
changes are particularly profound in cognitive processing. A potential contributor to this …

Aerobic exercise training improves endothelial function and attenuates blood pressure reactivity during maximal exercise in chronic kidney disease

JD Sprick, K Mammino, J Jeong… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have exaggerated increases in blood pressure
during exercise that are associated with endothelial dysfunction. We hypothesized that …

The effect of physical exercise on functional brain network connectivity in older adults with and without cognitive impairment. A systematic review

NW Bray, F Pieruccini-Faria, R Bartha… - Mechanisms of Ageing …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Neurodegeneration is a biproduct of aging that results in concomitant cognitive
decline. Physical exercise is an emerging intervention to improve brain health. The …

Comparing the effect of cognitive vs. exercise training on brain MRI outcomes in healthy older adults: A systematic review

B Intzandt, T Vrinceanu, J Huck, T Vincent… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aging is associated with cognitive decline. Importantly cognition and cerebral health is
enhanced with interventions like cognitive (CT) and exercise training (ET). However, effects …

The central mechanisms of resistance training and its effects on cognitive function

ZS Chow, AT Moreland, H Macpherson, WP Teo - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Resistance exercise is used extensively in athletic and general populations to induce
neuromuscular adaptations to increase muscle size and performance. Exercise parameters …