Journal article
Acute Effects of Exercise on Neuropsychological Function in Elderly Subjects
Abstract
Fit elderly score higher on tests of fluid intelligence than aged-matched sedentary controls. Elderly patients who have taken part in exercise programs have shown improvement in mental function. We compared the effects of 45 minutes of exercise on memory, mood, and cognitive function in elderly subjects to a control intervention using a randomized control study design. Neuropsychological tests employed where the color slide test, digit symbol …
Authors
Molloy DW; Beerschoten DA; Borrie MJ; Crilly RG; Cape RDT
Journal
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 29–33
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
January 1988
DOI
10.1111/j.1532-5415.1988.tb03430.x
ISSN
0002-8614