Does physical activity influence semantic memory activation in amnestic mild cognitive impairment? Psychiatry Res 2011 Jul 30;193(1):60-2
Date
05/24/2011Pubmed ID
21601432Pubmed Central ID
PMC3105157DOI
10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.04.001Scopus ID
2-s2.0-79957614591 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 26 CitationsAbstract
The effect of physical activity (PA) on functional brain activation for semantic memory in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) was examined using event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging during fame discrimination. Significantly greater semantic memory activation occurred in the left caudate of High- versus Low-PA patients, (P=0.03), suggesting PA may enhance memory-related caudate activation in aMCI.
Author List
Smith JC, Nielson KA, Woodard JL, Seidenberg M, Verber MD, Durgerian S, Antuono P, Butts AM, Hantke NC, Lancaster MA, Rao SMAuthors
Piero G. Antuono MD Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of WisconsinAlissa Butts PhD Associate Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Melissa A. Lancaster PhD Assistant Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Kristy Nielson PhD Professor in the Psychology department at Marquette University
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AmnesiaBrain Mapping
Cognition Disorders
Functional Laterality
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Motor Activity
Neuropsychological Tests
Oxygen
Semantics