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Ai M, Morris TP, Noriega de la Colina A, Thovinakere N, Tremblay-Mercier J, Villeneuve S, H Hillman C, Kramer AF, Geddes MR. Midlife physical activity engagement is associated with later-life brain health. Neurobiol Aging 2024; 134:146-159. [PMID: 38091752 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2023.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/02/2024]
Abstract
The relationship between midlife physical activity (PA), and cognition and brain health in later life is poorly understood with conflicting results from previous research. Investigating the contribution of midlife PA to later-life cognition and brain health in high-risk populations will propel the development of health guidance for those most in need. The current study examined the association between midlife PA engagement and later-life cognition, grey matter characteristics and resting-state functional connectivity in older individuals at high-risk for Alzheimer's disease. The association between midlife PA and later-life cognitive function was not significant but was moderated by later-life PA. Meanwhile, greater midlife moderate-to-vigorous PA was associated with greater grey matter surface area in the left middle frontal gyrus. Moreover, greater midlife total PA was associated with diminished functional connectivity between bilateral middle frontal gyri and middle cingulum, supplementary motor areas, and greater functional connectivity between bilateral hippocampi and right cerebellum, Crus II. These results indicate the potentially independent contribution of midlife PA to later-life brain health.
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Affiliation(s)
- Meishan Ai
- Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
| | - Timothy P Morris
- Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
| | - Adrián Noriega de la Colina
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 2M1, Canada
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- STOP-AD CENTRE, Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease, Montreal, Quebec H4H 1R3, Canada; Douglas Mental Health University Institute Research Centre, Affiliated with McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H4H 1R3, Canada
| | - Sylvia Villeneuve
- STOP-AD CENTRE, Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease, Montreal, Quebec H4H 1R3, Canada; Douglas Mental Health University Institute Research Centre, Affiliated with McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H4H 1R3, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A1, Canada
| | - Charles H Hillman
- Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
| | - Arthur F Kramer
- Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL 61801, USA
| | - Maiya R Geddes
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 2M1, Canada; Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4, Canada; STOP-AD CENTRE, Centre for Studies on Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease, Montreal, Quebec H4H 1R3, Canada
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