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Higher physical fitness levels are associated with less language decline in healthy ageing
Claire V. BurleySamuel J. E. LucasMatthew RyanKatrien SegaertPieter SegaertLinda WheeldonLinda WheeldonAnne E. Milnersubject
FOS: Computer and information sciencesGerontologyMaleCross-sectional studyPhysical fitnessDevelopmental psychologyHealthy Aging0302 clinical medicineCognitionYoung adultLanguageaerobic fitnessAged 80 and overMultidisciplinaryQ05 social sciencesRCognitionMiddle AgedWord findingMedicineNeurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC)FemalePsychologyAdultbrain healthScienceStatistics - Applications050105 experimental psychologyArticle03 medical and health sciencesOxygen ConsumptionMemoryAerobic exerciseHumansApplications (stat.AP)0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700Exercise physiologytip-of-the-tongueExerciseAgedbusiness.industryVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400Cross-Sectional StudiesageingPhysical FitnessFOS: Biological sciencesQuantitative Biology - Neurons and CognitionHealthy ageingbusinessCognition Disorders030217 neurology & neurosurgerydescription
Healthy ageing is associated with decline in cognitive abilities such as language. Aerobic fitness has been shown to ameliorate decline in some cognitive domains, but the potential benefits for language have not been examined. In a cross-sectional sample, we investigated the relationship between aerobic fitness and tip-of-the-tongue states. These are among the most frequent cognitive failures in healthy older adults and occur when a speaker knows a word but is unable to produce it. We found that healthy older adults indeed experience more tip-of-the-tongue states than young adults. Importantly, higher aerobic fitness levels decrease the probability of experiencing tip-of-the-tongue states in healthy older adults. Fitness-related differences in word finding abilities are observed over and above effects of age. This is the first demonstration of a link between aerobic fitness and language functioning in healthy older adults ispartof: Scientific Reports vol:8 issue:1 ispartof: location:England status: Published online
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2017-10-02 |