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 …

The association of physical activity to neural adaptability during visuo-spatial processing in healthy elderly adults: A multiscale entropy analysis

CH Wang, CL Tsai, P Tseng, AC Yang, MT Lo… - Brain and Cognition, 2014 - Elsevier
Physical activity has been shown to benefit brain and cognition in late adulthood. However,
this effect is still unexplored in terms of brain signal complexity, which reflects the level of …

Interactions between the aging brain and motor task complexity across the lifespan: balancing brain activity resource demand and supply

P Van Ruitenbeek, T Santos Monteiro… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Compensation Related Utilization of Neural Circuits Hypothesis (CRUNCH)
proposes a framework for understanding task-related brain activity changes as a function of …

The functional implications and modifiability of resting-state brain network complexity in older adults

J Zhou, OY Lo, MA Halko, R Harrison, LA Lipsitz… - Neuroscience …, 2020 - Elsevier
The dynamics of the resting-state activity in brain functional networks are complex,
containing meaningful patterns over multiple temporal scales. Such physiologic complexity …

Exercise, fitness and the aging brain: a review of functional connectivity in aging

CM Stillman, SD Donofry… - Archives of …, 2019 - archivesofpsychology.org
Aging is associated with changes in brain structure and function with some brain regions
showing more age-related deterioration than others. There is evidence that regional …

[HTML][HTML] Altered complexity of resting-state BOLD activity in Alzheimer's disease-related neurodegeneration: a multiscale entropy analysis

P Ren, M Ma, G Xie, Z Wu, D Wu - Aging (Albany NY), 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Brain complexity, which reflects the ability of the brain to adapt to a changing environment,
has been found to be significantly changed with age. However, there is less evidence on the …

[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 …

The cognitive complexity of concurrent cognitive-motor tasks reveals age-related deficits in motor performance

AS Oliveira, MS Reiche, CI Vinescu, SAH Thisted… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Aging reduces cognitive functions, and such impairments have implications in mental and
motor performance. Cognitive function has been recently linked to the risk of falls in older …

Task difficulty modulates young–old differences in network expression

Y Stern, BC Rakitin, C Habeck, Y Gazes, J Steffener… - Brain research, 2012 - Elsevier
The extent of task-related fMRI activation can vary as a function of task difficulty. Also the
efficiency or capacity of the brain networks underlying task performance can change with …

Neurocognitive aging and brain signal complexity

AR McIntosh - Oxford research encyclopedia of psychology, 2019 - oxfordre.com
Brain organization can be measured across multiple spatial and temporal scales where
each scale affects the other in the emergent functions that are known as cognition. As a …