The association between Tai Chi exercise and safe driving performance among older adults: An observational study

Miller, Sheldon I.; Taylor-Piliae, Ruth E.

doi:10.1016/j.jshs.2017.01.013

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“…The generalization of the present study’s results should, therefore, be interpreted with caution. Last, any moderators that may affect the effects of exercise on cognition should be considered (Kato et al, 2018; Miller and Taylor-Piliae, 2018). While acute exercise improves cognitive function, the improvement is larger for individuals with higher fitness compared to those with low fitness (Chu et al, 2015) or for those with low-income status than those with high-income status (Tine, 2014), suggesting that the relationship could be modulated by personal and environment characteristics.…”

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Effects of Acute Exercise Duration on the Inhibition Aspect of Executive Function in Late Middle-Aged Adults

Chang

Chen

Kuan

et al. 2019

Front. Aging Neurosci.

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Objective: This study investigated whether acute exercise duration affects inhibition in late middle-aged adults.Methods: Over four separate days, 40 late middle-aged adults completed, in a counterbalanced order, three exercise sessions consisting of single bouts of moderate-to-vigorous intensity cycling, with the main acute exercise durations being 10, 20, and 45 min, and a control session consisting of 30 min of reading. Their inhibition performance was then evaluated by administration of the Stroop test following each session.Results: The participants had shorter mean response times for both the congruent and neutral conditions of the Stroop following the acute exercise lasting 20 min than they did after the control session. The acute exercise lasting 20 min also resulted in shorter response times for both conditions of the Stroop than the acute exercise lasting only 10 min. Meanwhile, the acute exercise lasting 45 min resulted in a shorter mean response time for the neutral Stroop condition than did the control session. Finally, the acute exercise lasting 20 min resulted in the shortest mean response time of all four sessions for the Stroop incongruent condition.Conclusion: The above findings suggest that the moderate-to-vigorous intensity acute exercise lasting 20 min facilitated multiple cognitive function domains in general, whereas the exercise sessions of shorter and longer duration had negligible effects on executive function in the late middle-aged adults. These results highlight the need to consider the duration of any moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise when developing acute exercise programs to facilitate executive function in aged populations.

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Effects of Acute Exercise Duration on the Inhibition Aspect of Executive Function in Late Middle-Aged Adults

Chang

Chen

Kuan

et al. 2019

Front. Aging Neurosci.

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“…However, there were no differences between judo and karate practitioners. A study with Tai-Chi practitioners aged 65 years and over revealed that they were more accurate and showed faster reaction times in a peripheral vision task than sedentary adults of the same age [73]. The results of that study also showed that Tai-Chi practitioners scored better on the rest of the subtests, which included visual search and cognitive tasks related to executive control.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Coordination training also improves cognitive functioning in older adults [28,51,60]. This type of exercise seems to be also involved in perceptual speed and in the visual-spatial network [28,60,72,73]. This is not surprising given that coordination activity is based on: balance, eye-hand and/or leg-arm coordination and spatial orientation skills, and it also may require interacting with persons and other objects in the environment.…”

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Does physical exercise improve perceptual skills and visuospatial attention in older adults? A review

Muiños

Ballesteros

2018

Eur Rev Aging Phys Act

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Neuroimaging studies suggest that when the brain ages, more areas are involved to perform a task in order to obtain the same results. This, together with the increase in crystalized intelligence and wisdom, is usually considered as a compensatory strategy. Research has demonstrated that physical activity might also act as a strategy and be one of the main factors that can slow down age-related perceptual and cognitive decline. Research also suggests that different types of physical exercise and sport lead to different changes in perceptual and cognitive skills as well as in several areas of the brain, especially those involving multiple domains, such as exergaming, dance or some sports. This review summarizes the findings of recent studies with older adults investigating the brain and cognitive benefits of different forms of physical exercise. Visuospatial attention, which plays a critical role in our daily lives, especially for older adults, is a central part of this analysis.

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“…Exercise has been linked to enhanced cognitive functioning and reduced risk of cognitive impairment in animals (García-Mesa et al, 2011) and older humans (Netz et al, 2011; Behrman and Ebmeier, 2014; Frederiksen et al, 2015; Miller and Taylor-Piliae, 2018). The effects of exercise on cognitive function appear to be particularly beneficial to executive control.…”

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confidence: 99%

Effects of Exercise Modes on Neural Processing of Working Memory in Late Middle-Aged Adults: An fMRI Study

Chen

Schneider

et al. 2019

Front. Aging Neurosci.

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Recent studies have highlighted the importance of regular exercise on cognitive function in aging populations, with aerobic exercise and cardiovascular fitness having received the largest amount of research attention. However, the relationship between exercise mode and cognitive function underlying behavioral modification and neural activation remains unknown. The present study, therefore, sought to examine the associations between different exercise modes and the working memory (WM) aspect of executive function as well as its task-evoked brain activation in the late middle-aged population. Seventy late middle-aged adults were classified into open-skill, closed-skill, or irregular exercise groups based on their participation in exercise activities prior to the study and then performed a spatial working memory (SWM) task while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanning. The results revealed that exercise groups, regardless of exercise modes, showed better SWM and physical fitness performance. Additionally, the open-skill group exhibited greater brain activation in the prefrontal lobe, anterior cingulate cortex/supplementary motor area (ACC/SMA), and hippocampus than those in the closed-skill group, suggesting a mode-sensitive compensatory mechanism in late middle-aged adults. These findings indicate that exercise promotes cognitive health, improves WM, and enhances neurocognitive scaffolding in late middle-aged adults and further suggest that various exercise modes can effectively modulate frontal and hippocampal function in the face of age-related neurocognitive declines, implications that may inform the development of exercise programs for the elderly.

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The association between Tai Chi exercise and safe driving performance among older adults: An observational study

Cited by 16 publications

References 43 publications

Effects of Acute Exercise Duration on the Inhibition Aspect of Executive Function in Late Middle-Aged Adults

Effects of Acute Exercise Duration on the Inhibition Aspect of Executive Function in Late Middle-Aged Adults

Does physical exercise improve perceptual skills and visuospatial attention in older adults? A review

Effects of Exercise Modes on Neural Processing of Working Memory in Late Middle-Aged Adults: An fMRI Study

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