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ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2020

Regular Tai Chi Practice Is Associated With Improved Memory as Well as Structural and Functional Alterations of the Hippocampus in the Elderly.

Chunlin Yue, Qian Yu, Yanjie Zhang, Fabian Herold, Jian Mei, Zhaowei Kong, Stephane Perrey, Jiao Liu, Notger G Müller, Zonghao Zhang and 4 more

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Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 8 institutions in 5 countries.

Chunlin YueDepartment of Physical Education, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Qian YuExercise and Mental Health Laboratory, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Yanjie ZhangExercise and Mental Health Laboratory, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Fabian HeroldResearch Group Neuroprotection, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Leipziger, Germany.
Jian MeiDepartment of Physical Education, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Zhaowei KongFaculty of Education, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Stephane PerreyEuroMov Digital Health in Motion, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Jiao LiuNational-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Rehabilitation Medicine Technology, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Notger G MüllerResearch Group Neuroprotection, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Leipziger, Germany.
Zonghao ZhangDepartment of Physical Education, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Yuliu TaoDepartment of Physical Education, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Arthur KramerDepartment of Psychology, Center for Cognitive and Brain Health, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States.
Benjamin BeckerMinistry of Education (MOE) Key Laboratory for Neuroinformation, The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Liye ZouExercise and Mental Health Laboratory, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Soochow University · CNShenzhen University · CNGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases · DEFujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNUniversité de Montpellier · FRUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China · CNUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · USUniversity of Macau · MO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe current study aimed at comparing the effects of Tai Chi (a motor-cognitive exercise) with walking (an exercise without cognitive demands) on cognitive performance, brain structure, and brain function in the elderly.

methodsThis cross-sectional study included 42 healthy elderly women within two groups: Tai Chi (

resultsEpisodic memory in the Tai Chi group was superior to that of the walking group. Higher gray matter density in the inferior and medial temporal regions (including the hippocampus) and higher ReHo in temporal regions (specifically the fusiform gyrus and hippocampus) were found in the Tai Chi group. Significant partial correlations were found between the gray matter density of the left hippocampus and episodic memory in the whole sample. Significant partial correlations were observed between the ReHo in left hippocampus, left parahippocampal, left fusiform, and delayed memory task, which was observed among all subjects.

conclusionThe present study suggests that long-term Tai Chi practice may improve memory performance via remodeling the structure and function of the hippocampus.

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delayed memorygray matter densityregional homogeneityTai Chiwalking

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