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ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2022

Tai Chi practice enables prefrontal cortex bilateral activation and gait performance prioritization during dual-task negotiating obstacle in older adults.

Yan Chen, Aiying Wan, Min Mao, Wei Sun, Qipeng Song, Dewei Mao

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Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06876012 (Impact of Tai Chi on Balance and Fall Risk in Patients With Cervical Myelopathy), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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NCT06876012 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Impact of Tai Chi on Balance and Fall Risk in Patients With Cervical Myelopathy

TypeinterventionalSponsorWest Virginia UniversityRan2026 to 2028Enrolled20ConditionsCervical Myelopathy, Balance Assessment, Fall RiskArmsTai Chi Program
3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yan ChenCollege of Sport and Health, Shandong Sport University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Aiying WanCollege of Sport and Health, Shandong Sport University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Min MaoSchool of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Wei SunCollege of Sport and Health, Shandong Sport University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Qipeng SongCollege of Sport and Health, Shandong Sport University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Dewei MaoCollege of Sport and Health, Shandong Sport University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Shandong Sport University · CNShandong University · CNShanghai University of Sport · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: With aging, the cognitive function of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) declined, postural control weakened, and fall risk increased. As a mind-body exercise, regular Tai Chi practice could improve postural control and effectively prevent falls; however, underlying brain mechanisms remained unclear, which were shed light on by analyzing the effect of Tai Chi on the PFC in older adults by means of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Methods: 36 healthy older adults without Tai Chi experience were divided randomly into Tai Chi group and Control group. The experiment was conducted four times per week for 16 weeks; 27 participants remained and completed the experiment. Negotiating obstacle task (NOT) and negotiating obstacle with cognitive task (NOCT) were performed pre- and post-intervention, and Brodmann area 10 (BA10) was detected using fNIRS for hemodynamic response. A three-dimensional motion capture system measured walking speed. Results: After intervention in the Tai Chi group under NOCT, the HbO Conclusion: Tai Chi practice might increase the cognitive resources in older adults through the PFC bilateral activation to prioritize gait performance during negotiating obstacles under a dual-task condition.

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dual-taskfunctional near-infrared spectroscopynegotiating obstacleolder adultprefrontal cortexTai Chi

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