Swimming as a Positive Moderator of Cognitive Aging : A Cross-Sectional Study with a Multitask Approach
Joint Authors
Albinet, Cédric T.
Boucard, Geoffroy
Audiffren, Michel
Abou-Dest, Amira
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
This study examined whether regular swimming in older adults was related to better cognitive functioning and whether there were any global or selective positive effects of this physical activity (PA) on cognition.
The cognitive performances of three groups of sixteen volunteer participants (young adults, sedentary older adults, and older adults who regularly practice swimming) were evaluated using a multitask approach.
All participants performed a battery of ten tasks: two reaction time tasks assessing information processing speed and eight experimental tasks assessing three executive functions (EFs), (behavioral inhibition, working memory updating, and cognitive flexibility).
The results showed that young adults performed significantly better than older adults on all examined cognitive functions.
However, in older adults, regular swimming was related to better performance on the three EFs, but not on information processing speed.
More precisely, five experimental tasks out of the eight tapping EFs were shown to be sensitive to positive effects from swimming practice.
Finally, the demonstrated benefits of swimming on EFs were not necessarily linked to better cardiorespiratory fitness.
The present findings illustrate the validity of using a multitask approach in examining the potential benefits of regular PA on cognitive aging.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abou-Dest, Amira& Albinet, Cédric T.& Boucard, Geoffroy& Audiffren, Michel. 2012. Swimming as a Positive Moderator of Cognitive Aging : A Cross-Sectional Study with a Multitask Approach. Journal of Aging Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abou-Dest, Amira…[et al.]. Swimming as a Positive Moderator of Cognitive Aging : A Cross-Sectional Study with a Multitask Approach. Journal of Aging Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Abou-Dest, Amira& Albinet, Cédric T.& Boucard, Geoffroy& Audiffren, Michel. Swimming as a Positive Moderator of Cognitive Aging : A Cross-Sectional Study with a Multitask Approach. Journal of Aging Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459360
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-459360