Changes in Cortical Activation Patterns in Language Areas following an Aerobic Exercise Intervention in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT: Previous work has shown that older adults who evidence increased right inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) activity during language tasks show decreased sematic verbal fluency performance. The current study sought to evaluate if an aerobic exercise intervention can alter patterns of brain activity during a semantic verbal fluency task assessed by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Thirty-two community-dwelling, sedentary older adults were enrolled to a 12-week aerobic "Spin" exercise group or a 12-week nonaerobic exercise control condition (Balance). Thirty participants completed their assigned intervention (16 Spin; 14 Balance) with pre- and postintervention assessments of a semantic verbal fluency task during fMRI and estimated VO₂max testing. There was a significant incre

SUBMITTER: Nocera J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5358467 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature