Dancing or Fitness Sport? The Effects of Two Training Programs on Hippocampal Plasticity and Balance Abilities in Healthy Seniors

Dancing or Fitness Sport? The Effects of Two Training Programs on Hippocampal Plasticity and Balance Abilities in Healthy Seniors

Age-related degenerations in brain structure are associated with balance disturbances and cognitive impairment. However, neuroplasticity is known to be preserved throughout lifespan and physical training studies with seniors could reveal volume increases in the hippocampus (HC), a region crucial for...

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Main Authors: Kathrin Rehfeld, Patrick Müller, Norman Aye, Marlen Schmicker, Milos Dordevic, Jörn Kaufmann, Anita Hökelmann, Notger G. Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
dancing
fitness training
balance
hippocampus
aging
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00305/full

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