Executive functions improvement following a 5-month aquaerobics program in older adults: Role of cardiac vagal control in inhibition performance

Biological Psychology

Volumn 115, Issue , 2016, Pages 69-77

  Albinet, Cédric T ^a,b   Abou Dest, Amira ^a   André, Nathalie ^a   Audiffren, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; Aging; Executive functions; Heart rate variability; Randomized controlled trial; Water activities

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; AQUAEROBICS PROGRAM; ARTICLE; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART INNERVATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; SELF CONCEPT; STRETCHING PROGRAM; STROOP TEST; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; VAGUS NERVE; WORKING MEMORY; AGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEART; HEART RATE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; STROOP TEST; SWIMMING; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84957921519     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2016.01.010     Document Type: Article

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