Exercise mode and executive function in older adults: An ERP study of task-switching

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 153-162

  Dai, Chih Ta ^a   Chang, Yu Kai ^b   Huang, Chung Ju ^c   Hung, Tsung Min ^d  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN SPORT UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAIPEI   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Executive function; Physical activity; Task switching; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; CLOSED SKILL EXERCISE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRREGULAR EXERCISE; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; OPEN SKILL EXERCISE; P3 AMPLITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TASK SWITCHING PARADIGM; WORKING MEMORY;

EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TASK-SWITCHING; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; ATTENTION; BRAIN; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84883252147     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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