Acute and chronic exercise effects on attentional control in older road cyclists

Gerontology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-128

  Pesce, Caterina ^a   Cereatti, Lucio ^a   Forte, Roberta ^a,b   Crova, Claudia ^a   Casella, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aerobic sports; Executive function; Physical activity; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RUNNING; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SPORT; STIMULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; BICYCLING; CUES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REACTION TIME; SAFETY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 79951557770     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000314685     Document Type: Article

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