Taichi on the brain: an activation likelihood estimated meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging data
Shengxin Wang, Tianyu Liu, Jingtao Du, Jun Chen, Xiufen Luo, Yujie Meng, Chun Zeng, Xupeng Zhang, Binghua Shao · 2025
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Shengxin Wang and co-authors pooled brain scan studies of Tai Chi in a meta-analysis published in 2024. Tai Chi is a slow exercise known to help body and mind. The team asked how it changes brain activity compared with other exercise or therapy. They screened hundreds of papers and kept eighteen that met strict rules.
The kept studies held 677 people, with an average age in the mid-fifties. One brain area stood out: the superior frontal gyrus showed changed activity. That region supports planning and self-control. The pooled result gives a firmer base than any single small study. It also points to where future scans should look.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shengxin Wang, Tianyu Liu, Jingtao Du, Jun Chen, Xiufen Luo, Yujie Meng, Chun Zeng, Xupeng Zhang, Binghua Shao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |