Functional and/or structural brain changes in response to resistance exercises and resistance training lead to cognitive improvements–a systematic review

F Herold, A Törpel, L Schega, NG Müller - European Review of Aging and …, 2019 - Springer
Background During the aging process, physical capabilities (eg, muscular strength) and
cognitive functions (eg, memory) gradually decrease. Regarding cognitive functions …

Hyperconnectivity is a fundamental response to neurological disruption.

FG Hillary, CA Roman, U Venkatesan… - …, 2015 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: In the cognitive and clinical neurosciences, the past decade has been marked by
dramatic growth in a literature examining brain “connectivity” using noninvasive methods …

Therapeutically relevant structural and functional mechanisms triggered by physical and cognitive exercise

C Suo, MF Singh, N Gates, W Wen, P Sachdev… - Molecular …, 2016 - nature.com
Physical and cognitive exercise may prevent or delay dementia in later life but the neural
mechanisms underlying these therapeutic benefits are largely unknown. We examined …

Impaired long distance functional connectivity and weighted network architecture in Alzheimer's disease

Y Liu, C Yu, X Zhang, J Liu, Y Duan… - Cerebral …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is increasingly recognized as a disconnection syndrome, which
leads to cognitive impairment due to the disruption of functional activity across large …

Classification of patients with MCI and AD from healthy controls using directed graph measures of resting-state fMRI

A Khazaee, A Ebrahimzadeh, A Babajani-Feremi… - Behavioural brain …, 2017 - Elsevier
Brain network alterations in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been the subject of
much investigation, but the biological mechanisms underlying these alterations remain …

Multiple sclerosis: effects of cognitive rehabilitation on structural and functional MR imaging measures—an explorative study

M Filippi, G Riccitelli, F Mattioli, R Capra, C Stampatori… - Radiology, 2012 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To evaluate brain changes after cognitive rehabilitation in patients with clinically
stable relapsing-remitting (RR) multiple sclerosis (MS) by using neuropsychologic …

Cognitive reserve in model systems for mechanistic discovery: The importance of longitudinal studies

JA McQuail, AR Dunn, Y Stern, CA Barnes… - Frontiers in aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The goal of this review article is to provide a resource for longitudinal studies, using animal
models, directed at understanding and modifying the relationship between cognition and …

Sex differences in brain functional connectivity of hippocampus in mild cognitive impairment

J Williamson, A Yabluchanskiy, P Mukli… - Frontiers in aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is the prodromal stage of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Prior
research shows that females are more impacted by MCI than males. On average females …

Effects of computerized cognitive training on neuroimaging outcomes in older adults: a systematic review

LF Ten Brinke, JC Davis, CK Barha, T Liu-Ambrose - BMC geriatrics, 2017 - Springer
Background Worldwide, the population is aging and the number of individuals diagnosed
with dementia is rising rapidly. Currently, there are no effective pharmaceutical cures …

Modulation of functional activity and connectivity by acupuncture in patients with Alzheimer disease as measured by resting-state fMRI

W Zheng, Z Su, X Liu, H Zhang, Y Han, H Song, J Lu… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Acupuncture has been used in the therapy of Alzheimer disease (AD); however, its neural
mechanisms are still unclear. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of acupuncture on …