Obesity Reduces Cognitive and Motor Functions across the Lifespan

Neural Plasticity

Volumn 2016, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Wang, Chuanming ^a   Chan, John S Y ^a,b   Ren, Lijie ^a   Yan, Jin H ^a  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; COMPLICATION; LONGEVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

COGNITION; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; OBESITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84962909986     PISSN: 20905904     EISSN: 16875443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2016/2473081     Document Type: Review

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