Synergistic Effects of Cognitive Training and Physical Exercise on Dual-Task Performance in Older Adults.

Louis BhererChristine GagnonAntoine LangeardMaxime LussierLaurence Desjardins-CrépeauNicolas BerrymanLaurent BosquetThien Tuong Minh VuSarah FraserKaren Z H LiArthur F Kramer

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2021)

Results suggest that the combination of cognitive and physical training protocols exerted a synergistic effect on task-set cost which reflects the cost of maintaining multiple response alternatives, whereas cognitive training specifically improved dual-task cost, which reflects the ability of synchronizing concurrent tasks.

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