No overt effects of a 6-week exergame training on sensorimotor and cognitive function in older adults. A preliminary investigation

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Ordnung, Madeleine ^a   Hoff, Maike ^a   Kaminski, Elisabeth ^a   Villringer, Arno ^a,b   Ragert, Patrick ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; Cognition; Exergames; Healthy aging; Motor skills; Sensorimotor; Video games

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; EYE HAND COORDINATION; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRECISION GRIP; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; VELOCITY; VIDEO GAME;

EID: 85018354153     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00160     Document Type: Article

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