Tai Chi Training Evokes Significant Changes in Brain White Matter Network in Older Women

Yue, Chunlin; Zou, Liye; Mei, Jian; Moore, Damien; Herold, Fabian; Müller, Patrick; Yu, Qian; Liu, Yang; Lin, Jingyuan; Yu-liu, Tao; Loprinzi, Paul D.; Zhang, Zonghao

doi:10.3390/healthcare8010057

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“…Physical exercise can improve cognition (e.g., executive functions, spatial memory, learning) [60][61][62][63][64] and induce structural and functional brain plasticity [65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76]. Epidemiological, observational and intervention studies indicate that exercising can reduce the risk of neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., dementia [2,4,77], multiple sclerosis [78], Parkinson's disease [79,80]).…”

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Lactate and BDNF: Key Mediators of Exercise Induced Neuroplasticity?

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Accumulating evidence from animal and human studies supports the notion that physical exercise can enhance neuroplasticity and thus reduce the risk of several neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., dementia). However, the underlying neurobiological mechanisms of exercise induced neuroplasticity are still largely unknown. One potential mediator of exercise effects is the neurotrophin BDNF, which enhances neuroplasticity via different pathways (e.g., synaptogenesis, neurogenesis, long-term potentiation). Current research has shown that (i) increased peripheral lactate levels (following high intensity exercise) are associated with increased peripheral BDNF levels, (ii) lactate infusion at rest can increase peripheral and central BDNF levels and (iii) lactate plays a very complex role in the brain’s metabolism. In this review, we summarize the role and relationship of lactate and BDNF in exercise induced neuroplasticity.

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Lactate and BDNF: Key Mediators of Exercise Induced Neuroplasticity?

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“…In this study, we used the same sample published in previous study, but with different aims [29]. Specifically, 46 older women, from Suzhou city, China, were recruited as participants for this study.…”

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Differential Effects of Tai Chi Chuan (Motor-Cognitive Training) and Walking on Brain Networks: A Resting-State fMRI Study in Chinese Women Aged 60

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Background: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate whether a long-term engagement in different types of physical exercise may influence resting-state brain networks differentially. In particular, we studied if there were differences in resting-state functional connectivity measures when comparing older women who are long-term practitioners of tai chi chuan or walking. Method: We recruited 20 older women who regularly practiced tai chi chuan (TCC group), and 22 older women who walked regularly (walking group). Both the TCC group and the walking group underwent a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) scan. The acquired rs-fMRI data of all participants were analyzed using independent component analysis. Age and years of education were added as co-variables. Results: There were significant differences in default network, sensory-motor network, and visual network of rs-fMRI between the TCC group and walking group (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The findings of the current study suggested that long-term practice of different types of physical exercises (TCC vs. walking) influenced brain functional networks and brain functional plasticity of elderly women differentially. Our findings encourage further research to investigate whether those differences in resting-state functional connectivity as a function of the type of physical exercise have implications for the prevention of neurological diseases.

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“…In particular, the relatively higher proportions of the Non-active class and Working-active class may imply greater challenges for healthy aging and the need for related programs in China [ 14 ]. Furthermore, based on the diverse activity–cognition links, culture-specific programs (traditional Chinese exercises) [ 48 , 49 , 50 ] should be tailored to subgroups of different ages and genders by providing different training or activity modules based on their related dimensions of cognitive decline.…”

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Cognitive Benefits of Activity Engagement among 12,093 Adults Aged over 65 Years

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Objective: The present study includes two aims: (1) to understand patterns of activity engagement among older Chinese adults; (2) to further investigate associations between activity engagement and cognitive abilities in this population. Methods: Latent class analysis was applied to answer the aforementioned research questions across different age ranges while controlling for confounding variables (age, health, socioeconomic status (SES), and living alone). Specifically, five latent classes (non-active, working-active, comprehensive-active, physical-active, and less-active) were identified. Furthermore, associations between the classes of activity engagement and cognition were examined separately in three age groups: less than 80 years (young-old group), 80–99.5 years (old-old group) and more than 100 years (oldest-old group) of age. Results: Compared with Non-active older individuals, the other classes with a higher probability of engagement in various activities generally showed higher cognitive abilities (including general cognition, orientation, calculation, recall, and language), but not all patterns of active engagement in daily life were positively associated with better cognitive status across different age ranges. In particular, differences in the individuals’ cognitive abilities across the four active latent classes were especially obvious in the old-old group as follows: the Comprehensive-active class had higher general cognitive and recall abilities than the other three active classes and higher calculation and language abilities than the Working-active class. In addition, significant sex differences were observed in activity patterns, cognition, and their associations in the young-old and old-old groups. Culture-specific programs should be customized to subgroups of different ages and genders by providing different training or activity modules based on their related dimensions of cognitive decline.

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Tai Chi Training Evokes Significant Changes in Brain White Matter Network in Older Women

Cited by 35 publications

References 51 publications

Lactate and BDNF: Key Mediators of Exercise Induced Neuroplasticity?

Lactate and BDNF: Key Mediators of Exercise Induced Neuroplasticity?

Differential Effects of Tai Chi Chuan (Motor-Cognitive Training) and Walking on Brain Networks: A Resting-State fMRI Study in Chinese Women Aged 60

Cognitive Benefits of Activity Engagement among 12,093 Adults Aged over 65 Years

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