Exergames: Neuroplastic hypothesis about cognitive improvement and biological effects on physical function of institutionalized older persons

Neural Regeneration Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 201-204

  Monteiro Junior, Renato Sobral ^a,b,c   Vaghetti, César Augusto Otero ^d   Nascimento, Osvaldo José M ^b   Laks, Jerson ^c,e,f   Deslandes, Andrea Camaz ^c,g  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MONTES CLAROS   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^e Universidade UNIGRANRIO   (Brazil)

^f Hospital Pedro Ernesto   (Brazil)

^g Brazilian Army   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cognition; Elderly; Neuroplasticity; Nursing home; Physical activity; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE;

EID: 84962571362     PISSN: 16735374     EISSN: 18767958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.177709     Document Type: Review

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