ArticleAging brain2022
Physical activity moderates the association between executive function and functional connectivity in older adults.
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- Sedentary behavior, cognition, and brain health in older adults: a systematic review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- The relationship between physical activity and cognitive function in people with epilepsy: A systematic review.Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · 2023Pooled it
- Dynamic neurocognitive adaptation: childhood and adult-midlife engagement associated with later-life brain structure and cognition in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment.Brain imaging and behavior · 2026Article
- Activity Patterns in Relation to Dynamic Functional Network States: A Longitudinal Feasibility Study of Brain-Behavior Associations in Young Adults.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- Exploring Links between Brain Image-Derived Phenotypes and Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity in the UK Biobank.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Social physical activity and sedentary behaviour as key determinants of humour expression and loneliness in older adults: a cross-sectional study using bayesian variable selection approach.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Resting-state brain activity and association with physical activity.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- Brain connectivity moderated the effects of cognitive intraindividual variability on mobility in cognitively frail older adults.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- Move Your Body, Boost Your Brain: The Positive Impact of Physical Activity on Cognition across All Age Groups.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Physical fitness, cognition, and structural network efficiency of brain connections across the lifespan.Neuropsychologia · 2023Article
- Effects of Physical Activity on Physical Fitness and Functional Ability in Older Adults.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
Recent evidence suggests that physical activity may influence the functional connectivity of the aging brain. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of physical activity on the association between executive function and functional connectivity of key brain networks and graph theory metrics in community-dwelling older adults. Participants were 47 older adults (M = 73 years; SD = 5.92) who participated in neuropsychological testing, physical activity measurements, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Seed-to-voxel moderation analyses and graph theory analyses were conducted. Physical activity was significantly positively associated with default mode network functional connectivity (DMN FC; Posterior Cingulate Gyrus,
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