ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2023
Does muscle strength predict working memory? A cross-sectional fNIRS study in older adults.
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- The relationship between muscle strength and working memory in older adults: fNIRS-based evidence.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The relationship between grip strength, 6 minute walking distance and working memory in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: an fNIRS study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Association between cardiorespiratory fitness and total brain myelin volume among older adults.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2025Article
- Stay Active, Stay Healthy: A Cross-Sectional View of the Impact of Physical Activity Levels on Health Parameters of Older Adults Institutionalized in Nursing Homes of Barcelona.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The correlation between muscle strength, inhibitory function, and cognitive function in older adults with cognitive impairment: evidence from resting-state electroencephalography.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- Correlation of muscle strength, information processing speed and cognitive function in the elderly with cognitive impairment--evidence from EEG.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- Muscle strength, EEG biomarkers, and working memory as interacting predictors of cognitive function in cognitively impaired older adults.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- Resisting decline: the neuroprotective role of resistance exercise in supporting cerebrovascular function and brain health in aging.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Correlates of physical activity levels, muscle strength, working memory, and cognitive function in older adults.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objective: Previous research has primarily focused on the association between muscle strength and global cognitive function in older adults, while the connection between muscle strength and advanced cognitive function such as inhibition and working memory (WM) remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship among muscle strength, WM, and task-related cortex hemodynamics. Methods: We recruited eighty-one older adults. Muscle strength was measured using a grip and lower limb strength protocol. We measured the WM performance by using reaction time (RT) and accuracy (ACC) in the N-back task and the cortical hemodynamics of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) by functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Results: We found positive correlations between grip strength ( Conclusion: The grip strength of older adults predicted WM in the cross-section study. The level of hemodynamics in PFC can serve as a predictor of WM.
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