Abstract
We examined the effects of habitual moderate exercise on central information processing in older individuals using the reaction time (RT) and P3 component of event-related brain potentials (ERP). The present study was designed to assess cognitive function by comparing groups of 20 older individuals (69.20 ± 1.3 years active group) who regularly engage in moderate physical activity with 20 subjects (66.90 ± 1.1 years inactive group) who do comparatively little exercise. Subjects performed a somatosensory oddball task composed of pressing a button with their right foot as fast as possible following an electrical stimulus applied to the right index finger, and not responding to an electrical stimulus applied to the left index finger. Electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded at the frontal (Fz), central (Cz), and parietal (Pz) sites according to the International 10-20 system referenced to linked earlobes. The RT was faster for the active group than for the inactive group, and the P3 amplitude of the active group was significantly larger than that of the inactive group. Moreover, the P3 amplitude for the active group was maximum at Pz and significantly larger than at Fz and Cz, but for the inactive group it was identical between Fz and Pz. The results suggest that habitual moderate exercise exerts positive influences in older adults not only on response processing, but also on cognitive processing.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 29-36 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Japanese Journal of Physiology |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 Feb |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Aging
- ERP
- Information processing
- Moderate exercise
- P3
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
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Effects of habitual moderate exercise on response processing and cognitive processing in older adults. / Hatta, Arihiro; Nishihira, Yoshiaki; Kim, Seung Ryol; Kaneda, Takeshi; Kida, Tetsuo; Kamijo, Keita; Sasahara, Michiko; Haga, Shuko.
In: Japanese Journal of Physiology, Vol. 55, No. 1, 02.2005, p. 29-36.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Effects of habitual moderate exercise on response processing and cognitive processing in older adults
AU - Hatta, Arihiro
AU - Nishihira, Yoshiaki
AU - Kim, Seung Ryol
AU - Kaneda, Takeshi
AU - Kida, Tetsuo
AU - Kamijo, Keita
AU - Sasahara, Michiko
AU - Haga, Shuko
PY - 2005/2
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AB - We examined the effects of habitual moderate exercise on central information processing in older individuals using the reaction time (RT) and P3 component of event-related brain potentials (ERP). The present study was designed to assess cognitive function by comparing groups of 20 older individuals (69.20 ± 1.3 years active group) who regularly engage in moderate physical activity with 20 subjects (66.90 ± 1.1 years inactive group) who do comparatively little exercise. Subjects performed a somatosensory oddball task composed of pressing a button with their right foot as fast as possible following an electrical stimulus applied to the right index finger, and not responding to an electrical stimulus applied to the left index finger. Electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded at the frontal (Fz), central (Cz), and parietal (Pz) sites according to the International 10-20 system referenced to linked earlobes. The RT was faster for the active group than for the inactive group, and the P3 amplitude of the active group was significantly larger than that of the inactive group. Moreover, the P3 amplitude for the active group was maximum at Pz and significantly larger than at Fz and Cz, but for the inactive group it was identical between Fz and Pz. The results suggest that habitual moderate exercise exerts positive influences in older adults not only on response processing, but also on cognitive processing.
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JO - Journal of Physiological Sciences
JF - Journal of Physiological Sciences
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