Increased dynamic flexibility in the medial temporal lobe network following an exercise intervention mediates generalization of prior learning

Sinha, Neha; Berg, Chelsie N.; Yassa, Michael A.; Gluck, Mark A.

doi:10.1016/j.nlm.2020.107340

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“…Furthermore, unlike the more common solo aerobic exercise regimens designed to improve cardiorespiratory fitness (e.g., treadmill walking), dancing is both physically and cognitively demanding (Predovan et al, 2019). Indeed, emerging research suggests exercise that promotes coordination learning (i.e., dance/movement) improves cognition and mobility in the absence of aerobic fitness improvements (Esmail et al, 2020;Sinha et al, 2021). This study also provides empirical evidence that group-based cardio-dance exercise may be a feasible, effective, and appealing form of exercise for community-dwelling older African Americans.…”

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Cardio-Dance Exercise to Improve Cognition and Mood in Older African Americans: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study

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Azimipour

Charles³

et al. 2021

J Appl Gerontol

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The current study sought to determine the influence of initial sleep quality and body mass index on the cognitive and mood outcomes of a community-based cardio-dance exercise program. Thirty-two older African Americans who participated in a 5-month cardio-dance exercise program were propensity-matched to 32 no-contact controls. Participants completed neuropsychological tests of attention, executive function, and memory and a self-reported depression measure at baseline and post-test. Among exercise participants, we observed significant improvements in depression (baseline = 6.16 ± 5.54, post-test = 4.66 ± 4.89, [Formula: see text], p = .009) and attention (baseline = 40.53 ± 14.01, post-test = 36.63 ± 13.29, [Formula: see text], p = .009) relative to controls. Improvements in executive function and attention were most pronounced among exercise participants with poor sleep quality (baseline = 7.71 ± 1.25, post-test = 8.29 ± 2.06, [Formula: see text], p = .04) and with obesity (baseline = 38.05 ± 12.78, post-test = 35.67 ± 13.82, [Formula: see text], p = .001), respectively. This study provides novel evidence that exercise has the potential to improve depression in older African Americans. For those with poor sleep quality or obesity, exercise can also improve some cognitive outcomes.

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Cardio-Dance Exercise to Improve Cognition and Mood in Older African Americans: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study

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Azimipour

Charles³

et al. 2021

J Appl Gerontol

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“…Although the present study cannot reveal causal effects, a large prior literature provides some insight into potential causal effects by examining the neural and cognitive effects of a variety of exercise interventions [5, 16, 19, 38, 39, 41, 42]. A limitation of that prior work is that most of these studies examine how relatively short-term changes in physical activity (e.g., on timescales of hours to days or, rarely, weeks to months) affect a cognitive performance on single task or aspect of mental health.…”

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Fitness tracking reveals task-specific associations between memory, mental health, and physical activity

Manning

Notaro

Chen

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Physical exercise can benefit both physical and mental well-being. Different forms of exercise (i.e., aerobic versus anaerobic; running versus walking, swimming, or yoga; high-intensity interval training versus endurance workouts; etc.) impact physical fitness in different ways. For example, running may substantially impact leg and heart strength but only moderately impact arm strength. We hypothesized that the mental benefits of exercise might be similarly differentiated. We focused specifically on how different forms of exercise might related to different aspects of memory and mental health. To test our hypothesis, we collected (in aggregate) roughly a century's worth of fitness data. We then asked participants to fill out surveys asking them to self-report on different aspects of their mental health. We also asked participants to engage in a battery of memory tasks that tested their short and long term episodic, semantic, and spatial memory performance. We found that participants with similar exercise habits and fitness profiles tended to also exhibit similar mental health and task performance profiles. These effects were task-specific in that different exercise patterns or fitness characteristics varied with different aspects of memory, on different tasks.

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“…When analyzing brain tissue, Casaletto et al found physical activity provides a powerful neuroprotective factor even in light of existing neuropathologies ( 36 ). Although Casaletto’s research did not specify a type of physical activity, other research has illustrated how aerobic activity in the form of dance not only supports synaptic integrity but engages circuits that connect regions of the brain ( 37 ).…”

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Valuing embodiment: insights from dance practice among people living with dementia

Kaczmarska

2023

Front. Neurol.

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There is a growing appreciation for the ability of person-centered arts-based approaches to extend multiple domains of brain health of people living with dementia. Dance is a multi-modal artistic engagement which has positive impacts on cognition, mobility and the emotional and social aspects of brain health. Although research into multiple domains of brain health among older adults and people living with dementia is promising, several gaps remain, specifically in understanding the benefits of co-creative and improvisational dance practices. Collaborative research between dancers, researchers, people living with dementia and care partners is needed to design and evaluate future research on dance and to determine relevance and usability. Furthermore, the respective praxes and experience of researchers, dance artists and people living with dementia contribute distinctly and uniquely to the identification and the assignment of value to dance in the context of the lives of people living with dementia. In this manuscript the author, a community-based dance artist, creative aging advocate and Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, discusses current challenges and gaps in the understanding of the value of dance for and with people living with dementia and how transdisciplinary collaboration between neuroscientists, dance artists and people living with dementia can advance collective comprehension and implementation of dance practice.

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Increased dynamic flexibility in the medial temporal lobe network following an exercise intervention mediates generalization of prior learning

Cited by 12 publications

References 83 publications

Cardio-Dance Exercise to Improve Cognition and Mood in Older African Americans: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study

Cardio-Dance Exercise to Improve Cognition and Mood in Older African Americans: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study

Fitness tracking reveals task-specific associations between memory, mental health, and physical activity

Valuing embodiment: insights from dance practice among people living with dementia

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