The benefits of endurance exercise and Tai Chi Chuan for the task-switching aspect of executive function in older adults: An ERP study

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue OCT, 2014, Pages

  Fong, Dong Yang ^a   Chi, Li Kang ^b   Li, Fuzhong ^c   Chang, Yu Kai ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN SPORT UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Executive control; Fitness; Physical activity; Taiji

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REACTION TIME; TAI CHI; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84909641431     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16634365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00295     Document Type: Article

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