Engaging in targeted exercise interventions is a promising, non-pharmacological strategy to
mitigate the deleterious effects of aging and disease on brain health. However, despite its …

The number of older people worldwide living with cognitive impairment and
neurodegenerative diseases is growing at an unprecedented rate. Despite accumulating …

Background: Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with hematological, neurological, and
cardiovascular consequences. Epidemiologic data on these related illnesses indicate …

Background Higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and greater amounts of physical
activity have been associated with lower intraindividual variability (IIV) in executive function …

The hippocampus is a brain structure known to play a central role in cognitive function
(namely learning and memory) as well as mood regulation and affective behaviors due in …

Background: In the elderly, physical activity (PA) enhances cognitive performances,
increases brain plasticity and improves brain health. The neurotrophic hypothesis is that the …

In this study derived from the population-based Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, we investigated
whether non-exercise physical activity (PA) was associated with global and domain-specific …

While overweight or obesity are thought to affect over 70% of the US population, the effects
of adiposity on neurocognitive efficiency and stability remain unclear. Intra‐individual …

Physical exercise can improve cognitive functioning and wellbeing; however, the degree of
change in either of these two variables seems to be related to the exercise intensity or type …

Inhibitory processing is an aspect of cognitive control susceptible to cognitive decline due to
aging. Engaging in habitual exercise could attenuate these declines in middle age. In the …