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Does physical activity influence semantic memory activation in amnestic mild cognitive impairment? Psychiatry Res 2011 Jul 30;193(1):60-2

Date

05/24/2011

Pubmed ID

21601432

Pubmed Central ID

PMC3105157

DOI

10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.04.001

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-79957614591 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   26 Citations

Abstract

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 SM

Authors

Piero G. Antuono MD Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Alissa 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

Amnesia
Brain Mapping
Cognition Disorders
Functional Laterality
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Motor Activity
Neuropsychological Tests
Oxygen
Semantics