Physical activity and cognitive function in a cross-section of younger and older community-dwelling individuals

Health Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 678-687

  Hillman, Charles H ^a   Motl, Robert W ^a   Pontifex, Matthew B ^a   Posthuma, Danielle ^b   Stubbe, Janine H ^b   Boomsma, Dorret I ^b   De Geus, Eco J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age differences; Cognition; Eriksen flanker task; Exercise; Fitness; Interference control

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 33750975907     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.25.6.678     Document Type: Article

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