Cardiorespiratory Fitness is Associated with Cognitive Performance in Older but Not Younger Adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 474-482

  Hayes, Scott M ^a,b   Forman, Daniel E ^c,d   Verfaellie, Mieke ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Executive function; Memory; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BLOOD; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PHYSICAL FITNESS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84965142191     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbu167     Document Type: Article

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