Trial reportFrontiers in public health2022
Effects of Baduanjin imagery and exercise on cognitive function in the elderly: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.
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- Comparative efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine qigong exercise on motor and non-motor outcomes in Parkinson's disease: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurologyPooled it
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- Long-Term Tai Chi Practice Modulates Cortical-Muscular Interactions During Walking in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2026Article
- Long-term mind-body exercise enhances cognitive control over working memory-driven attentional capture.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Novel Robotic Balloon-Based Device for Wrist-Extension Therapy of Hemiparesis Stroke Patients.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Differences in working memory function are associated with motor imagery-induced changes in spinal motor nerve excitability and subsequent motor skill changes.Cognitive processing · 2025Article
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- Early screening of post-stroke fall risk: A simultaneous multimodal fNIRs-EMG study.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024Article
- The role of exercise in restoring executive function: a comparison of tobacco-exposed college athletes and sedentary students.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Physical activity, sleep disorders, and type of work in the prevention of cognitive function decline in patients with hypertension.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Cortical activation of neuromuscular electrical stimulation synchronized mirror neuron rehabilitation strategies: an fNIRS study.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Applications of functional near-infrared spectroscopy in non-drug therapy of traditional Chinese medicine: a review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
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Abstract
Objective: Cognitive function is essential in ensuring the quality of life of the elderly. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Baduanjin imagery and Baduanjin movement (a traditional Chinese health exercise, TCHE) on cognitive function in the elderly using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Methods: 72 participants with a mean age of 66.92 years (SD = 4.77) were recruited for this study. The participants were randomly assigned to three groups: the Baduanjin imagery, the Baduanjin exercise, and the Control. Stroop task was used to record the accuracy and reaction times, and a near-infrared spectral brain imaging system was used to monitor the brain's oxy-hemoglobin concentration responses. Results: (1) For the reaction times of Stroop incongruent tasks, the main effect of the test phase ( Conclusion: Baduanjin imagery and exercise positively affect cognitive performance; Baduanjin imagery and exercise activated the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; Baduanjin imagery activated the right inferior frontal gyrus, while Baduanjin exercise could not.
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