Improved Cardiorespiratory Fitness Is Associated with Increased Cortical Thickness in Mild Cognitive Impairment

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 757-767

  Reiter, Katherine ^a   Nielson, Kristy A ^a,b   Smith, Theresa J ^c   Weiss, Lauren R ^c   Alfini, Alfonso J ^c   Carson Smith, J ^c  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Cognition; Exercise; Neural plasticity; Physical activity; Structural MRI

Indexed keywords

AGED; BRAIN CORTEX; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84949183854     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135561771500079X     Document Type: Article

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