Open AccessAssociation Between Brain Volumes and Patterns of Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Author(s) -
Amal A. Wanigatunga,
Hang Wang,
Yang An,
Eleanor M. Simonsick,
Qu Tian,
Christos Davatzikos,
Jacek Urbanek,
Vadim Zipunnikov,
Adam P. Spira,
Luigi Ferrucci,
Susan M. Resnick,
Jennifer Schrack
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology. series a, biological sciences and medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glaa294
Subject(s) - white matter , brain size , medicine , demographics , psychology , magnetic resonance imaging , gerontology , demography , sociology , radiology
Larger brain volumes are often associated with more free-living physical activity (PA) in cognitively normal older adults. Yet, whether greater brain volumes are associated with more favorable (less fragmented) PA patterns, and whether this association is stronger than with total PA, remains unknown.