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 …

Cognitive motor interference while walking: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Al-Yahya, H Dawes, L Smith, A Dennis… - Neuroscience & …, 2011 - Elsevier
Dual-task methodology has been increasingly used to assess cognitive motor interference
while walking. However, whether the observed dual-task-related gait changes are …

What do verbal fluency tasks measure? Predictors of verbal fluency performance in older adults

Z Shao, E Janse, K Visser, AS Meyer - Frontiers in psychology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
This study examined the contributions of verbal ability and executive control to verbal
fluency performance in older adults (n= 82). Verbal fluency was assessed in letter and …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease

KR Laws, K Irvine, TM Gale - World journal of psychiatry, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sex differences in neurocognitive abilities have been extensively explored both in the
healthy population and in many disorders. Until recently, however, little work has examined …

Bilingual minds

E Bialystok, FIM Craik, DW Green… - … science in the public …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Bilingual Minds - Ellen Bialystok, Fergus IM Craik, David W. Green, Tamar H. Gollan, 2009
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The elusive nature of executive functions: A review of our current understanding

MB Jurado, M Rosselli - Neuropsychology review, 2007 - Springer
Executive functions include abilities of goal formation, planning, carrying out goal-directed
plans, and effective performance. This article aims at reviewing some of the current …

Neurocognitive effects of antipsychotic medications in patients with chronic schizophrenia in the CATIE Trial

RSE Keefe, RM Bilder, SM Davis… - Archives of general …, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
Context Neurocognitive impairment in schizophrenia is severe and is an important predictor
of functional outcome. The relative effect of the second-generation (atypical) antipsychotic …

Aging of cerebral white matter: a review of MRI findings

FM Gunning‐Dixon, AM Brickman… - … Journal of Geriatric …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cerebral aging is a complex and heterogeneous process that is associated with
a high degree of inter‐individual variability. Structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

Sex differences in neural processing of language among children

DD Burman, T Bitan, JR Booth - Neuropsychologia, 2008 - Elsevier
Why females generally perform better on language tasks than males is unknown. Sex
differences were here identified in children (ages 9–15) across two linguistic tasks for words …

EEG default mode network in the human brain: spectral regional field powers

ACN Chen, W Feng, H Zhao, Y Yin, P Wang - Neuroimage, 2008 - Elsevier
Eyes-closed (EC) and eyes-open (EO) are essential behaviors in mammalians, including
man. At resting EC-EO state, brain activity in the default mode devoid of task-demand has …