Research
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Increased functional connectivity in the Default Mode Network and Frontal Executive Network following aerobic exercise is associated with improved executive function in older adults.
Focus on aerobic exercise not just for physical health, but for cognitive maintenance. The brain network improvements from walking directly support better executive function, such as task switching and inhibition.
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Increased functional connectivity was associated with greater improvement in executive function.
Why this rating
Correlational finding within an RCT, strong design but no specific statistical values for the correlation are in the text.
Source
Plasticity of brain networks in a randomized intervention trial of exercise training in older adults
Voss Voss · Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience · 2010
DOI 10.3389/fnagi.2010.00032
rct · n=65Cited 834×
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