Effect of the Level of Physical Activity on Prefrontal Cortex Hemodynamics in Older Adults During Single- and Dual-Task Walking.

The present study aimed to examine the impact of the level of physical activity on prefrontal cortex activation in older adults during single- and dual-task walking. Thirty physically inactive and 36 active older adults (60–85 years old) performed six 2-min tasks on a treadmill: two static cognitive...

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Published in:Journal of Aging & Physical Activity Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 96 - 105
Main Authors: Germain, Charles, Perrot, Alexandra, Tomasino, Christophe, Bonnal, Julien, Ozsancak, Canan, Auzou, Pascal, Prieur, Fabrice
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Published: Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc. Feb2023
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          Germain, Charles
          Perrot, Alexandra
          Tomasino, Christophe
          Bonnal, Julien
          Ozsancak, Canan
          Auzou, Pascal
          Prieur, Fabrice
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          CIAMS, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
          CIAMS, Université d'Orleans, Orleans, France
          Department of Neurology, Regional Hospital of Orleans, Orleans, France
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        Task performance
        Consumer attitudes
        Exercise
        Middle age
        Old age
        Prefrontal cortex
        Sedentary lifestyles
        Gait in humans
        Cardiopulmonary fitness
        Exercise physiology
        Treadmills
        Psychology of movement
        Physical activity
        Comparative studies
        Walking
        Exercise intensity
        Diagnosis
        Research funding
        Hemodynamics
        Cognitive testing
        Spectrum analysis
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          Task performance
          Consumer attitudes
          Exercise
          Middle age
          Old age
          Prefrontal cortex
          Sedentary lifestyles
          Gait in humans
          Cardiopulmonary fitness
          Exercise physiology
          Treadmills
          Psychology of movement
          Physical activity
          Comparative studies
          Walking
          Exercise intensity
          Diagnosis
          Research funding
          Hemodynamics
          Cognitive testing
          Spectrum analysis
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        cognition
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      ab: The present study aimed to examine the impact of the level of physical activity on prefrontal cortex activation in older adults during single- and dual-task walking. Thirty physically inactive and 36 active older adults (60–85 years old) performed six 2-min tasks on a treadmill: two static cognitive tasks, two single-task walking tests, and two dual-task walking tests. Hemodynamics at the level of the prefrontal cortex were measured continuously using functional near-infrared spectroscopy to evaluate cortical activation. The perceived difficulty of the task, cognitive performance, and gait parameters were also measured. During the walking tasks, the level of prefrontal cortex activation, the perceived difficulty of the task, cognitive performance, and motor parameters were not significantly different between active and inactive older adults. This unchanged activation with physical activity was likely the consequence of a similar motor and cognitive load and cardiorespiratory fitness in both active and inactive older adults.
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