[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal study of the effect of a 5-year exercise intervention on structural brain complexity in older adults. A Generation 100 substudy

J Pani, C Marzi, D Stensvold, U Wisløff, AK Håberg… - NeuroImage, 2022 - Elsevier
Physical inactivity has been identified as an important risk factor for dementia. High levels of
cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) have been shown to reduce the risk of dementia. However …

Age-related shift in neural complexity related to task performance and physical activity

JJ Heisz, M Gould, AR McIntosh - Journal of cognitive …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The human brain undergoes marked structural changes with age including cortical thinning
and reduced connectivity because of the degradation of myelin. Although these changes …

Cardiorespiratory fitness is differentially associated with cortical thickness in young and older adults

VJ Williams, JP Hayes, DE Forman, DH Salat… - Neuroimage, 2017 - Elsevier
Aging is associated with reductions in gray matter volume and cortical thickness. One factor
that may play a role in mitigating age-associated brain decline is cardiorespiratory fitness …

Differential associations of engagement in physical activity and estimated cardiorespiratory fitness with brain volume in middle-aged to older adults

DA Raichlen, YC Klimentidis, PK Bharadwaj… - Brain imaging and …, 2020 - Springer
Previous work has confirmed the benefits of aerobic exercise for brain aging, however
mechanisms underlying these effects remain unclear. Two measures of exercise, time spent …

Improved cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with increased cortical thickness in mild cognitive impairment

K Reiter, KA Nielson, TJ Smith, LR Weiss… - Journal of the …, 2015 - cambridge.org
Cortical atrophy is a biomarker of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that correlates with clinical
symptoms. This study examined changes in cortical thickness from before to after an …

Effect of 5 years of exercise intervention at different intensities on brain structure in older adults from the general population: a generation 100 substudy

J Pani, LS Reitlo, HR Evensmoen… - … Interventions in Aging, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The aim was to examine the effect of a 5-year exercise intervention at different
intensities on brain structure in older adults from the general population partaking in the …

Aerobic exercise intervention, cognitive performance, and brain structure: results from the physical influences on brain in aging (PHIBRA) study

LS Jonasson, L Nyberg, AF Kramer… - Frontiers in aging …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Studies have shown that aerobic exercise has the potential to improve cognition and reduce
brain atrophy in older adults. However, the literature is equivocal with regards to the …

Cardiorespiratory fitness and brain volumes in men and women in the FINGER study

H Pentikäinen, T Ngandu, Y Liu, K Savonen… - Age and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background: high cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with larger brain volumes but
data on sex differences in the association of CRF with brain volumes are scarce. We …

Structural complexity is negatively associated with brain activity: A novel multimodal test of compensation theories of aging

IM McDonough, CR Madan - Neurobiology of Aging, 2021 - Elsevier
Fractal dimensionality (FD) measures the complexity within the folds and ridges of cortical
and subcortical structures. We tested the degree that FD might provide a new perspective on …

[PDF][PDF] Not just for joints: The associations of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sedentary behavior with brain cortical thickness

RS Falck, CL Hsu, JR Best, LC Li… - Medicine & Science …, 2020 - paulogentil.com
ABSTRACT FALCK, RS, CL HSU, JR BEST, LC LI, AR EGBERT, and T. LIU-AMBROSE. Not
Just for Joints: The Associations of Moderateto-Vigorous Physical Activity and Sedentary …