Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are beneficial for white matter in low-fit older adults.

Physical activity (PA) and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) are associated with better cognitive function in late life, but the neural correlates for these relationships are unclear. To study these correlates, we examined the association of both PA and CRF with measures of white matter (WM) integrity...

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Main Authors: Agnieszka Zofia Burzynska, Laura Chaddock-Heyman, Michelle W Voss, Chelsea N Wong, Neha P Gothe, Erin A Olson, Anya Knecht, Andrew Lewis, Jim M Monti, Gillian E Cooke, Thomas R Wojcicki, Jason Fanning, Hyondo David Chung, Elisabeth Awick, Edward McAuley, Arthur F Kramer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4167864?pdf=render