Fitness, aging and neurocognitive function

In this manuscript we provide a brief review of the recent literature that has examined the relationship among fitness training, cognition and brain. We began with a discussion of the non-human animal literature that has examined the relationship among these factors. Next we discuss recent epidemiol...

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Published in:Neurobiology of aging 2005-12, Vol.26 (1), p.124-127
Main Authors: Kramer, Arthur F., Colcombe, Stanley J., McAuley, Edward, Scalf, Paige E., Erickson, Kirk I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Aging - physiology
Behavioral psychophysiology
Biological and medical sciences
Brain - physiology
Brain plasticity
Cognition - physiology
Cognitive plasticity
Fitness
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Miscellaneous
Physical Fitness - physiology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
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Summary:In this manuscript we provide a brief review of the recent literature that has examined the relationship among fitness training, cognition and brain. We began with a discussion of the non-human animal literature that has examined the relationship among these factors. Next we discuss recent epidemiological studies of the relationship between physical activity and fitness and cognition and age-related disease such as Alzheimer's dementia. We then discuss the results of randomized clinical trials of fitness training on human cognition. Finally, we conclude with a review of the nascent literature that has begun to employ neuroimaging techniques to examine fitness training effects on human brain. In general, the results are promising and suggest that fitness may serve a neuroprotective function for aging humans.
ISSN:0197-4580
1558-1497
DOI:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2005.09.009