ArticleBrain sciences2020
Shedding Light on the Effects of Moderate Acute Exercise on Working Memory Performance in Healthy Older Adults: An fNIRS Study.
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- Exercise promotes brain health: a systematic review of fNIRS studies.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
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- The association of executive functions and physical fitness with cognitive-motor multitasking in a street crossing scenario.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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- Musculoskeletal Deficits and Cognitive Impairment: Epidemiological Evidence and Biological Mechanisms.Current osteoporosis reports · 2022Review
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- Benefits of Higher Cardiovascular and Motor Coordinative Fitness on Driving Behavior Are Mediated by Cognitive Functioning: A Path Analysis.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Article
- Investigating Language and Domain-General Processing in Neurotypicals and Individuals With Aphasia - A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Pilot Study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Article
- Frequent, Short Physical Activity Breaks Reduce Prefrontal Cortex Activation but Preserve Working Memory in Middle-Aged Adults: ABBaH Study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Article
- Exercise: A Gate That Primes the Brain to Perform.Brain sciences · 2020Article
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Abstract
Numerous studies have reported the beneficial effects of acute exercise on executive functions. Less is known, however, about the effects of exercise on working memory as one subcomponent of executive functions and about its effects on older adults. We investigated the effects of acute moderate-intensity exercise on working memory performance, the respective cortical hemodynamic activation patterns, and the development and persistence of such effects in healthy older adults. Forty-four participants (
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