Long-Term Effects of Resistance Exercise Training on Cognition and Brain Volume in Older Women: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 745-756

  Best, John R ^a,b,c   Chiu, Bryan K ^a,b   Liang Hsu, Chun ^a,b   Nagamatsu, Lindsay S ^d   Liu Ambrose, Teresa ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Brain plasticity; Cognitive plasticity; Neuroimaging; Physical activity; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEMORY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME FACTOR;

AGED; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEMORY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 84949198916     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617715000673     Document Type: Article

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