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Effects of Resistance Exercise with Instability on Neurocognitive Functions (REI STUDY): Study Protocol for a Proof-of-Concept Clinical Trial in Older Adults with Subjective Cognitive Complaints

Motriz (Online); 25 (2), 2019
Aim: Resistance exercise (RE) is a widely accepted strategy to counteract the effects of aging and chronic diseases on health-related outcomes. Studies have been suggested that RE improves brain and cognitive health. RE with unstable devices (REI) is a neuromotor complexity strategy with the potential to...

Análise de intercorrências da capacidade funcional e função cognitiva de idosos, Manaus (AM): um estudo de caso

O envelhecimento fisiológico é linear e não obrigatoriamente igual em todos os sistemas do corpo humano, cada um inicia seu envelhecimento a um dado momento e perde a função em seu próprio ritmo. O objetivo deste estudo é analisar as intercorrências da capacidade funcional e função cognitiva de...

Egocentric and allocentric spatial memory in healthy aging: performance on real-world tasks

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (4), 2019
Although normal aging has been related to several cognitive difficulties, other processes have been studied less, such as spatial memory. Our aim was to compare egocentric and allocentric memory in an elderly population using ecological tasks. Twenty-eight cognitively unimpaired participants performed Eg...

A study on changes of the resting-state brain function network in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (5), 2019
This study aimed to explore the structural and functional characteristics of the neural network of resting-state brain activities in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology. Resting state fMRI scanning was performed on 10 clinical...

Oxiracetam ameliorates cognitive deficits in vascular dementia rats by regulating the expression of neuronal apoptosis/autophagy-related genes associated with the activation of the Akt/mTOR signaling pathway

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (11), 2019
Oxiracetam (ORC) is a commonly used nootropic drug for improving cognition and memory impairments. The therapeutic effect and underlying mechanism of ORC in vascular dementia (VaD) treatment remain unknown. In this study, 3-month-old male Sprague-Dawley rats with permanent bilateral common carotid artery...

Fragilidade física e desempenho cognitivo em populações idosas, parte I: revisão sistemática com metanálise

Resumo O presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar a magnitude do efeito estatístico das diferenças de média na avaliação do desempenho cognitivo em idosos-fragilizados. A pesquisa foi realizada nas bases de dados PubMed, B-on, Ebsco, Scielo, Eric, Lilacs e Sportdiscus. Foram incluídos estudos ob...

Perception of memory decline in physically active elderly: comparison between practitioners of systematized and non-systematized physical exercises

Motriz (Online); 25 (1), 2019
Aim: To investigate the perception of memory decline in elderly physically active, practicing and non-practicing systematized physical exercises. Methods: Participants were 159 elderly practitioners of systematized and non-systematized physical exercises of Maringá-PR. The instruments used were the I...

O imperativo de cuidar da pessoa idosa dependente

Resumo Este texto apresenta um panorama do envelhecimento no Brasil e informações que fundamentam a necessidade de se criarem instrumentos para lidar com o aumento acelerado da população idosa e, particularmente, com os que perdem sua autonomia física, cognitiva, mental/emocional e social. São most...

Influencia de variables sociodemográficas en el rendimiento de la Frontal Assessment Battery en adultos mayores Argentinos

La Frontal Assesment Battery (FAB) es una herramienta de screening de valoración rápida de las funciones ejecutivas. Estudios previos evidencian que variables sociodemográficas como la edad, el sexo y el nivel educativo podrían influir en el rendimiento de la FAB. El objetivo del estudio es analizar,...

The Cognitive Telephone Screening Instrument (COGTEL): a reliable and valid tool for the assessment of cognitive functioning in the Brazilian elderly

Abstract Objectives: To study the reliability/stability of the Cognitive Telephone Screening Instrument (COGTEL) for the assessment of cognitive functions, and to investigate the concurrent validity (that is, the relationship between the COGTEL scores and external variables, such as level of education a...