Resistance training and functional plasticity of the aging brain: a 12-month randomized controlled trial

Liu-Ambrose, Teresa; Nagamatsu, Lindsay S.; Voss, Michelle W.; Khan, Karim M.; Handy, Todd C.

doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.05.010

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“…An important outcome arising from the effects of physical exercise, which can be defined as "planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement done to improve or maintain one or more components of physical fitness" (United States Department of Health, & Health Services, 1996), is that it elicits brain changes that facilitate learning and memory (Hillman, Erickson, & Kramer, 2008;Liu-Ambrose, Nagamatsu, Voss, Khan, & Handy, 2012). In an effort to uncover the underlying mechanisms of physical activity, Erickson, Hillman, and Kramer (2015) reviewed studies of physical activity on brain structure, brain function and academic achievement.…”

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Effects of Integrated Physical Exercises and Gestures on Preschool Children’s Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning

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Research suggests that integrating human movement into a cognitive learning task can be effective for learning due to its cognitive and physiological effects. In this study, the learning effects of enacting words through whole-body movements (i.e., physical exercise) and part-body movements (i.e., gestures) were investigated in a foreign language vocabulary task. Participants were 111 preschool children of 15 childcare centers, who were randomly assigned to one of four conditions. Participants had to learn 14 Italian words in a 4-week teaching program. They were tested on their memory for the words during, directly after, and 6 weeks after the program. In the integrated physical exercise condition, children enacted the actions indicated by the words to be learned in physical exercises. In the non-integrated physical exercise condition children performed physical exercises at the same intensity, but unrelated to the learning task. In the gesturing condition, children enacted the actions indicated by the words to be learned by gesturing while remaining seated. In the conventional condition, children verbally repeated the words while remaining seated. Results confirmed the main hypothesis, indicating that children in the integrated physical exercise condition achieved the highest learning outcomes. Implications of integrated physical exercise programs for preschool children's cognition and health are discussed. AbstractResearch suggests that integrating human movement into a cognitive learning task can

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Effects of Integrated Physical Exercises and Gestures on Preschool Children’s Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning

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“…Our current study is a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data collected from a subset of participants who consented to participate in a 12-month randomized controlled trial (RCT) (NCT00426881) that examined the effects of resistance training on executive functions (LiuAmbrose et al, 2010; Liu-Ambrose, Nagamatsu, Voss, Khan, & Handy, 2011). Details of the intervention have been reported elsewhere (Liu-Ambrose et al, 2010;Liu-Ambrose et al, 2011).…”

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“…Details of the intervention have been reported elsewhere (Liu-Ambrose et al, 2010;Liu-Ambrose et al, 2011). Briefly, community-dwelling women were included if they: 1) were aged 65 to 75 years; 2) had a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score ≥ 24; 3) had a visual acuity of at least 20/40, with or without corrective lenses.…”

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White Matter Volume Mediates the Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Mobility in Older Women

Nagamatsu

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Davis

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Experimental Aging Research

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“…Aerobic exercise enhances overall cognitive function through improving memory, selective and divided attention, learning, cognitive capacity and flexibility, cognitive speed, planning, inhabitation, problem solving, decision making, concentration, and processing speed Ke et al, 2011;Liu-Ambrose et al, 2010;Man, Tsang, & Hui-Chan, 2010;Scherder et al, 2010;Smith et al, 2010;Van der Borght et al, 2007;Teixeira et al, 2012). Furthermore, aerobic exercise training enhances cerebral blood flow, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), cerebral structure, increases development factor inflection, vascularization, cerebral electrical activity and neurotransmitter secretion, in addition to reduction in memory loss, brain volume loss, and neural apoptosis (Erickson et http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2016.06.13 eISSN: 2357-1330 , 2011Flöel et al, 2010;Hillman et al, 2009;McAuley et al, 2011;Nation et al, 2011;Colcombe et al, 2006;Swain et al, 2003;Vaynman & Gomez-Pinilla, 2004).…”

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“…Regardless of research articles limited in number, the few existing studies (Lachman et al, 2006;Liu-Ambrose et al, 2010;Pontifex et al, 2009) reported an enhancement in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), epinephrine, and norepinephrine, in addition to improvement of speed, reaction time, occupied recall duration, reaction inhibition, memory, precision, and learning competence during and following resistance training.…”

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Aerobic or Resistance Exercise Training to Improve Cognitive Function? Short Review

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Haddad²,

Riahi³

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European Proceedings of Social &Amp; Behavioural Sciences

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Decline in cognitive function leads to several diseases and impairments. Findings from literature explain that exercise training may reduce the negative effects and enhance cognition. The review aims to present aerobic and resistance exercise training programs with the most beneficial outcomes regarding enhancement of cognitive function and related diseases. Electronic literature of SPORTDiscus, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases in English language between 2003 and 2015 was used to search for cognitive function in relation to exercise training. A total of 99 abstracts were examined; 43 abstracts were excluded for using animal subjects, derivative data, and languages other than English. A total of 56 articles were fully read; 11 of those were excluded due to lack of evidence, to reach a narrowed outcome. Outcomes indicate that aerobic exercise has more benefits on cognitive function rather than resistance training (e.g. enhancing memory, learning, cognitive speed). On the other hand, combined resistance and aerobic training has better results than aerobic training alone. In addition, exercise training is not only beneficial on cognitive function, but also reduces and prevents related cognitive diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Cushing's syndrome. Several studies have indicated that aerobic exercise training improves cognitive function as well as reduces related cognitive diseases. Further studies are necessary in order to attain sufficient evidence and neglect the conflict regarding the effect of resistance exercise training on cognitive function.

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Resistance training and functional plasticity of the aging brain: a 12-month randomized controlled trial

Cited by 399 publications

References 32 publications

Effects of Integrated Physical Exercises and Gestures on Preschool Children’s Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning

Effects of Integrated Physical Exercises and Gestures on Preschool Children’s Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning

White Matter Volume Mediates the Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Mobility in Older Women

Aerobic or Resistance Exercise Training to Improve Cognitive Function? Short Review

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