Hearts and minds: linking vascular rigidity and aerobic fitness with cognitive aging

CJ Gauthier, M Lefort, S Mekary… - Neurobiology of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Human aging is accompanied by both vascular and cognitive changes. Although arteries
throughout the body are known to become stiffer with age, this vessel hardening is believed …

Exercise, arterial stiffness, and cerebral vascular function: potential impact on brain health

JN Barnes, AG Pearson, AT Corkery… - Journal of the …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Exercise is associated with higher cognitive function and is a promising intervention to
reduce the risk of dementia. With advancing age, there are changes in the vasculature that …

Effects of cardiorespiratory fitness and cerebral blood flow on cognitive outcomes in older women

AD Brown, CA McMorris, RS Longman, R Leigh… - Neurobiology of …, 2010 - Elsevier
The mechanisms by which aerobic fitness confers beneficial effects on cognition with aging
are unclear but may involve cerebrovascular adaptations. In a cross-sectional study of …

Age‐related changes in cerebrovascular health and their effects on neural function and cognition: A comprehensive review

B Zimmerman, B Rypma, G Gratton… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The process of aging includes changes in cellular biology that affect local interactions
between cells and their environments and eventually propagate to systemic levels. In the …

Benefits of exercise training on cerebrovascular and cognitive function in ageing

ES Bliss, RHX Wong, PRC Howe… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Derangements in cerebrovascular structure and function can impair cognitive performance
throughout ageing and in cardiometabolic disease states, thus increasing dementia risk …

Cardiorespiratory fitness mediates the effects of aging on cerebral blood flow

B Zimmerman, BP Sutton, KA Low… - Frontiers in aging …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The brain's vasculature is likely to be subjected to the same age-related physiological and
anatomical changes affecting the rest of the cardiovascular system. Since aerobic fitness is …

Impact of lifestyle dimensions on brain pathology and cognition

S Schreiber, J Vogel, HD Schwimmer, SM Marks… - Neurobiology of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Single lifestyle factors affect brain biomarkers and cognition. Here, we addressed the
covariance of various lifestyle elements and investigated their impact on positron emission …

Contribution of physical fitness, cerebrovascular reserve and cognitive stimulation to cognitive function in post-menopausal women

GA Eskes, S Longman, AD Brown… - Frontiers in aging …, 2010 - frontiersin.org
Studies of the effects of physical fitness on cognition suggest that exercise can improve
cognitive abilities in healthy older adults, as well as delay the onset of age-related cognitive …

Cerebral hemodynamics of the aging brain: risk of Alzheimer disease and benefit of aerobic exercise

T Tarumi, R Zhang - Frontiers in physiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer disease (AD) and cerebrovascular disease often coexist with advanced age.
Mounting evidence indicates that the presence of vascular disease and its risk factors …

[HTML][HTML] Arterial Aging and Cerebrovascular Function: Impact of Aerobic Exercise Training in Older Adults

T Tomoto, R Zhang - Aging and Disease, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Advanced age is the major risk factor for dementia including Alzheimer's disease. The
clinical effects of recently developed anti-amyloid therapy for Alzheimer's disease were …