Effects of aerobic exercise intervention on the association between brain functional connectivity and cognition among older adults
Myungjin Jung, Marco Pipoly, Bryan Madero, Chris Oehler, Kelsey Baller, Vincent A Magnotta, Jeffrey D Long, Gary L Pierce, Michelle W Voss · 2026
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Myungjin Jung and colleagues ask in 2026 whether the brain benefits of aerobic exercise arrive at the same ages for all. They followed 107 adults, fifty-five to eighty, through a six-month program, split between moderate-to-vigorous intensity and a light-intensity comparison. Tests of executive function and processing speed, plus brain scans, bracketed the program. A time-varying statistical method let the links between brain network change and cognitive change bend with age.
The stronger program paid off in set windows. Processing speed improved at ages fifty-eight to sixty-five, and connectivity in the dorsal attention network rose at sixty-seven to sixty-nine. Across the mid-sixties to mid-seventies, gains in connectivity inside control, default mode, and salience networks tracked better scores in the harder-training group. The authors say intensity and timing both matter. Programs should aim the vigorous dose at these receptive years.
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| CREATOR | Myungjin Jung, Marco Pipoly, Bryan Madero, Chris Oehler, Kelsey Baller, Vincent A Magnotta, Jeffrey D Long, Gary L Pierce, Michelle W Voss |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 66 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |