Poorer aerobic fitness relates to reduced integrity of multiple memory systems

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1132-1141

  Pontifex, Matthew B ^a   Parks, Andrew C ^a   O'Neil, Patrick C ^a   Egner, Adriel R ^a   Warning, Joseph T ^a   Pfeiffer, Karin A ^a   Fenn, Kimberly M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Cognitive control; Implicit memory; Longterm memory; Neural network; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY COMPOSITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905864107     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-014-0265-z     Document Type: Article

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