Intrinsic functional brain connectivity changes following aerobic exercise, computerized cognitive training, and their combination in physically inactive healthy late-middle-aged adults: the Projecte Moviment
Lifestyle interventions have positive neuroprotective effects in aging. However, there are still open questions about how changes in resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) contribute to cognitive improvements. The Projecte Moviment is a 12-week randomized controlled trial of a multimodal data...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/396425 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/396425 https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11357-023-00946-8 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Exercise therapy Neurosciences Computational neuroscience Middle aged persons Aerobic exercise Computerized cognitive training Combined training MRI Resting-state functional connectivity Default mode network Multiplexity Exercici terapèutic Neurociències Neurociència computacional Persones de mitjana edat Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ciències de la salut::Medicina::Neurologia |
| Sumario: | Lifestyle interventions have positive neuroprotective effects in aging. However, there are still open questions about how changes in resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) contribute to cognitive improvements. The Projecte Moviment is a 12-week randomized controlled trial of a multimodal data acquisition protocol that investigated the effects of aerobic exercise (AE), computerized cognitive training (CCT), and their combination (COMB). An initial list of 109 participants was recruited from which a total of 82 participants (62% female; age¿=¿58.38¿±¿5.47) finished the intervention with a level of adherence¿>¿80%. Only in the COMB group, we revealed an extended network of 33 connections that involved an increased and decreased rsFC within and between the aDMN/pDMN and a reduced rsFC between the bilateral supplementary motor areas and the right thalamus. No global and especially local rsFC changes due to any intervention mediated the cognitive benefits detected in the AE and COMB groups. Projecte Moviment provides evidence of the clinical relevance of lifestyle interventions and the potential benefits when combining them. |
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