Association Between Brain Volumes and Patterns of Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

Amal Asiri WanigatungaHang WangYang AnEleanor M SimonsickQu TianChristos DavatzikosJacek K UrbanekVadim ZipunnikovAdam P SpiraLuigi FerruciSusan M ResnickJennifer A Schrack

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2021)

Our results suggest white matter brain structure in cognitively normal older adults is associated with the total amount of PA and, to a lesser extent, the PA accumulation patterns. More work is needed to elucidate the longitudinal relationship between brain structure and function and PA patterns with aging.

Keyphrases

white matter
physical activity
resting state
multiple sclerosis
functional connectivity
cerebral ischemia
cross sectional
body mass index
cognitive decline
depressive symptoms