Association between physical activity and brain health in older adults

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-90

  Benedict, Christian ^a   Brooks, Samantha J ^a   Kullberg, Joel ^a   Nordenskjöld, Richard ^a   Burgos, Jonathan ^a   Le Grevès, Madeleine ^a   Kilander, Lena ^a   Larsson, Elna Marie ^a   Johansson, Lars ^a   Ahlström, Håkan ^a   Lind, Lars ^a   Schiöth, Helgi B ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain morphometry; Cognitive function; Elderly; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRECUNEUS; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SELF REPORT; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ORIENTATION; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; AGING; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 84868094366     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: 15581497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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