Olfaction is related to motor function in older adults

Q Tian, SM Resnick, SA Studenski - Journals of Gerontology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
… , in older adults, olfactory function is associated with mobility, balance, fine motor function,
and … , and independent of cognitive function, with challenging upper and lower extremity motor

The interplay between cognitive and motor functioning in healthy older adults: findings from dual-task studies and suggestions for intervention

S Schaefer, V Schumacher - Gerontology, 2011 - karger.com
… a very old age, but … motor functioning in old age, focusing on two different lines of research,
namely (a) dual-task studies which require participants to perform a cognitive and a motor

Physical activity, motor function, and white matter hyperintensity burden in healthy older adults

DA Fleischman, J Yang, K Arfanakis, Z Arvanitakis… - Neurology, 2015 - AAN Enterprises
… activity and better motor function in healthy older adults. We … on motor function in
community-dwelling older adults without … effect of WMH burden on motor function. By contrast, …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of virtual reality intervention on cognition and motor function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: a systematic review and meta …

S Zhu, Y Sui, Y Shen, Y Zhu, N Ali, C Guo… - Frontiers in aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
function, memory, and visuospatial ability. The secondary outcome was motor function,
consisting of overall motor function… small positive ES on overall motor function (g = 0.28; 95% CI = …

Associations between age, motor function, and resting state sensorimotor network connectivity in healthy older adults

R Seidler, B Erdeniz, V Koppelmans, S Hirsiger… - Neuroimage, 2015 - Elsevier
… To address the functional significance of resting state sensorimotor connectivity, we … motor
performance in older adults, as elaborated below. Motor measures and functional connectivity …

[HTML][HTML] System immersion in virtual reality-based rehabilitation of motor function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ER Høeg, TM Povlsen, JR Bruun-Pedersen… - Frontiers in Virtual …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… virtual reality-based rehabilitation of older adults (+60) in motor rehabilitation programs. The
… virtual rehabilitation or video games interventions for older adults (+60). Main outcomes …

Spinal motor neurons and motor function in older adults

AS Buchman, SE Leurgans, VGJM VanderHorst… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
motor neuron (SMN) indices and motor function proximate to death in community-dwelling
older adults… Loss of motor function is common in older adults and associated with diverse …

Association between late-life social activity and motor decline in older adults

AS Buchman, PA Boyle, RS Wilson… - Archives of internal …, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
… DA Change in motor function and risk of mortality in older persons. … was to test the
hypothesis that late-life social activity is related to the rate of change in motor function in old age. …

Brain pathologies are associated with both the rate and variability of declining motor function in older adults

AS Buchman, T Wang, L Yu, SE Leurgans… - Acta …, 2020 - Springer
… Given the complexity and diversity of motor performances, the annual rate of change does
not capture all facets of declining motor function. Variability is inherent in the motor system …

The association between cognition and dual-tasking among older adults: the effect of motor function type and cognition task difficulty

H Ehsani, MJ Mohler, K O'Connor… - … interventions in aging, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
… The purpose of the current study is to assess the impact of select motor and cognitive
tasks in a dual-task challenge to test for cognitive status among older adults. To this end, we …