Applications of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) neuroimaging in exercise–cognition science: a systematic, methodology-focused review

F Herold, P Wiegel, F Scholkmann… - Journal of clinical medicine, 2018 - mdpi.com
For cognitive processes to function well, it is essential that the brain is optimally supplied
with oxygen and blood. In recent years, evidence has emerged suggesting that cerebral …

Functional and/or structural brain changes in response to resistance exercises and resistance training lead to cognitive improvements–a systematic review

F Herold, A Törpel, L Schega, NG Müller - European Review of Aging and …, 2019 - Springer
Background During the aging process, physical capabilities (eg, muscular strength) and
cognitive functions (eg, memory) gradually decrease. Regarding cognitive functions …

Effects of aging on circadian patterns of gene expression in the human prefrontal cortex

CY Chen, RW Logan, T Ma, DA Lewis… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
With aging, significant changes in circadian rhythms occur, including a shift in phase toward
a “morning” chronotype and a loss of rhythmicity in circulating hormones. However, the …

Cognitive control as a double-edged sword

T Amer, KL Campbell, L Hasher - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2016 - cell.com
Cognitive control, the ability to limit attention to goal-relevant information, aids performance
on a wide range of laboratory tasks. However, there are many day-to-day functions which …

Cluttered memory representations shape cognition in old age

T Amer, JS Wynn, L Hasher - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2022 - cell.com
Declines in episodic memory in older adults are typically attributed to differences in
encoding strategies and/or retrieval processes. These views omit a critical factor in age …

Aging and n-Back Performance: A Meta-Analysis

KL Bopp, P Verhaeghen - The Journals of Gerontology: Series …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To provide a systematic review of age-related differences in n-back performance.
Method Meta-analytic data aggregation. Results Access for items stored within the focus of …

Move your body, boost your brain: the positive impact of physical activity on cognition across all age groups

F Festa, S Medori, M Macrì - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
While the physical improvements from exercise have been well documented over the years,
the impact of physical activity on mental health has recently become an object of interest …

Reproducibility and temporal structure in weekly resting-state fMRI over a period of 3.5 years

AS Choe, CK Jones, SE Joel, J Muschelli, V Belegu… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) permits study of the brain's functional networks without
requiring participants to perform tasks. Robust changes in such resting state networks …

Cognitive aging and time perception: Roles of Bayesian optimization and degeneracy

M Turgeon, C Lustig, WH Meck - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2016 - frontiersin.org
This review outlines the basic psychological and neurobiological processes associated with
age-related distortions in timing and time perception in the hundredths of milliseconds-to …

Causes and consequences of interindividual response variability: a call to apply a more rigorous research design in acute exercise-cognition studies

F Herold, A Törpel, D Hamacher, H Budde… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The different responses of humans to an apparently equivalent stimulus are called
interindividual response variability. This phenomenon has gained more and more attention …