ReviewJournal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2021
Benefits of exercise training on cerebrovascular and cognitive function in ageing.
Review in Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 111 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
111 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 174 citations in OpenAlex.
- Rethinking exercise dose for cognitive ageing: a systematic review and meta-analysis of physical dose and cognitive-motor demands.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Does a combined intervention of diet and exercise lead to a more positive impact on neurocognitive function? A systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of the effects of multi-component exercise on cognitive function in older adults with cognitive impairment.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Physiological influences on neurovascular coupling: A systematic review of multimodal imaging approaches and recommendations for future study designs.Experimental physiology · 2025Pooled it
- The efficacy versus evidence quality of multicomponent exercise for cognitive health in older adults: an umbrella review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
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- Brain function effects of exercise interventions for cognitive decline: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Pooled it
- Feasibility of superimposed supine cycling and lower body negative pressure as an effective means of prolonging exercise tolerance in individuals experiencing persisting post-concussive symptoms: Preliminary results.Experimental physiology · 2026Trial
- Effects of Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation on Physical Function Adaptations to High-Intensity Interval Training in Older Adults.Nutrients · 2025Trial
- Effects of 12-week exercise on Meteorin-like levels, inflammation, and functional capacity in older adults: Korean national aging project randomized controlled study.European geriatric medicine · 2025Trial
- Neither uni- nor multi-modal exercise interventions improved single- and dual-task gait performance in physically active healthy elderly - a pilot study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
- Effects of exercise training on cognitive function in community-dwelling older women.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
- Enhancing cognitive and physical performance in older adults through wearable sensor-based interactive cognitive-motor training: a randomized clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Time-efficient, high-resistance inspiratory muscle strength training increases cerebrovascular reactivity in midlife and older adults.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2023Trial
- One-year aerobic exercise increases cerebral blood flow in cognitively normal older adults.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2023Trial
- Exercise restores brain insulin sensitivity in sedentary adults who are overweight and obese.JCI insight · 2022Trial
- Associations of physical fitness with brain structure, pathology and cognition in cognitively normal older adults.npj aging · 2026Article
- Effects of Fast Rhythmic Auditory Pacing on the Exercise Intensity of a Cognitive-Motor Training in Older Adults.European journal of sport science · 2026Article
- An acute concurrent exercise bout better preserves cerebrovascular reactivity to hypocapnia than either resistance or aerobic exercise.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Moving Beyond Outcome-Based Exercise Studies in Cognitive Aging: A Mechanism-Informed Narrative Review of Cerebrovascular Anchors and Supportive Biological Endpoints.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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Abstract
Derangements in cerebrovascular structure and function can impair cognitive performance throughout ageing and in cardiometabolic disease states, thus increasing dementia risk. Modifiable lifestyle factors that cause a decline in cardiometabolic health, such as physical inactivity, exacerbate these changes beyond those that are associated with normal ageing. The purpose of this review was to examine cerebrovascular, cognitive and neuroanatomical adaptations to ageing and the potential benefits of exercise training on these outcomes in adults 50 years or older. We systematically searched for cross-sectional or intervention studies that included exercise (aerobic, resistance or multimodal) and its effect on cerebrovascular function, cognition and neuroanatomical adaptations in this age demographic. The included studies were tabulated and described narratively. Aerobic exercise training was the predominant focus of the studies identified; there were limited studies exploring the effects of resistance exercise training and multimodal training on cerebrovascular function and cognition. Collectively, the evidence indicated that exercise can improve cerebrovascular function, cognition and neuroplasticity through areas of the brain associated with executive function and memory in adults 50 years or older, irrespective of their health status. However, more research is required to ascertain the mechanisms of action.
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