Greater accelerometer-measured physical activity is associated with better cognition and cerebrovascular health in older adults.
Katherine J BangenAmanda T CalcetasKelsey R ThomasChristina E WierengaChristine N SmithMaria BordyugEinat K BrennerDavid WingConan ChenThomas T LiuZvinka Z ZlatarPublished in: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS (2023)
Engaging in PA may be beneficial for cerebrovascular health, and MVPA in particular may help preserve memory and executive function in otherwise cognitively healthy older adults. There may be differential effects of engaging in lighter PA and MVPA on MRI markers of cerebrovascular health although this needs to be confirmed in future studies with larger samples. Future randomized controlled trials that increase PA are needed to elucidate cause-effect associations between PA and cerebrovascular health.
Keyphrases
- physical activity
- public health
- healthcare
- mental health
- health information
- randomized controlled trial
- magnetic resonance imaging
- health promotion
- mild cognitive impairment
- body mass index
- clinical trial
- cognitive decline
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance
- study protocol
- working memory
- sleep quality
- social media
- diffusion weighted imaging
- case control