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| Title |
Shorter term aerobic exercise improves brain, cognition, and cardiovascular fitness in aging
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnagi.2013.00075 |
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| Authors |
Sandra B. Chapman, Sina Aslan, Jeffrey S. Spence, Laura F. DeFina, Molly W. Keebler, Nyaz Didehbani, Hanzhang Lu |
| Abstract |
Physical exercise, particularly aerobic exercise, is documented as providing a low cost regimen to counter well-documented cognitive declines including memory, executive function, visuospatial skills, and processing speed in normally aging adults. Prior aging studies focused largely on the effects of medium to long term (>6 months) exercise training; however, the shorter term effects have not been studied. In the present study, we examined changes in brain blood flow, cognition, and fitness in 37 cognitively healthy sedentary adults (57-75 years of age) who were randomized into physical training or a wait-list control group. The physical training group received supervised aerobic exercise for 3 sessions per week 1 h each for 12 weeks. Participants' cognitive, cardiovascular fitness and resting cerebral blood flow (CBF) were assessed at baseline (T1), mid (T2), and post-training (T3). We found higher resting CBF in the anterior cingulate region in the physical training group as compared to the control group from T1 to T3. Cognitive gains were manifested in the exercise group's improved immediate and delayed memory performance from T1 to T3 which also showed a significant positive association with increases in both left and right hippocampal CBF identified earlier in the time course at T2. Additionally, the two cardiovascular parameters, VO2 max and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) showed gains, compared to the control group. These data suggest that even shorter term aerobic exercise can facilitate neuroplasticity to reduce both the biological and cognitive consequences of aging to benefit brain health in sedentary adults. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 76 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 26% |
| Canada | 7 | 9% |
| Spain | 7 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 5% |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 4% |
| Mexico | 2 | 3% |
| Australia | 2 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| Peru | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 6 | 8% |
| Unknown | 23 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 51 | 67% |
| Scientists | 13 | 17% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 8 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 532 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | <1% |
| Spain | 3 | <1% |
| Cuba | 2 | <1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Japan | 2 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 4 | <1% |
| Unknown | 508 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 85 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 75 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 69 | 13% |
| Researcher | 55 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 32 | 6% |
| Other | 89 | 17% |
| Unknown | 127 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 78 | 15% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 77 | 14% |
| Sports and Recreations | 56 | 11% |
| Neuroscience | 52 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 34 | 6% |
| Other | 81 | 15% |
| Unknown | 154 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 345. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 31 August 2023.
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