The impact of balance exercise on brain age and brain morphometry: insights from MRI analysis.
Physical exercise is known to delay the cognitive decline in the elderly. However, the effect of low-impact balance exercises such as yoga or Tai chi has not been explored in detail. This cross-sectional observational study used brain magnetic resonance imaging data to quantify and compare various b...
| Publicado en: | Aging Clinical & Experimental Research Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 1 - 16 |
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| Formato: | diagnostic images research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
1/22/2026
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