ArticleFrontiers in psychology2023
Does physical fitness affect cognitive functions differently across adulthood? An advantage of being older.
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05155397 (The Dortmund Vital Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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The Dortmund Vital Study: Impact of Biological and Lifestyle Factors on Cognitive Performace and Work Ability Across the Lifespan. An Interdisciplinary, Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Study
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Physical fitness and cognitive function: a cross-sectional study among adults in Qatar.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Efficacy of simultaneous aerobic and cognitive training (Activ4Brain) on physical fitness and body composition in older persons.Frontiers in aging · 2026Article
- Electrophysiological resting-state signatures link polygenic scores to general intelligence.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- The Functional Connectome Mediates Associations Between Fitness and Cognition Across the Adult Lifespan.Human brain mapping · 2025Article
- Changes of cognitive functions and proinflammatory cytokines across the lifespan in latentBrain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2025Article
- The role of age and physical fitness on the relationship between physical activity and executive function.Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS · 2025Article
- Association Between Healthy Lifestyle and Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Cognitive Fitness: Harnessing the Strength of Exerkines for Aging and Metabolic Challenges.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Introduction: There is a large interindividual variability in cognitive functioning with increasing age due to biological and lifestyle factors. One of the most important lifestyle factors is the level of physical fitness (PF). The link between PF and brain activity is widely accepted but the specificity of cognitive functions affected by physical fitness across the adult lifespan is less understood. The present study aims to clarify whether PF is basically related to cognition and general intelligence in healthy adults, and whether higher levels of PF are associated with better performance in the same or different cognitive functions at different ages. Methods: A sample of 490 participants (20-70 years) was analyzed to examine this relationship. Later, the sample was split half into the young to middle-aged group (YM; 20-45 years; Results: Regression models showed a relationship between PF and general intelligence ( Discussion: These findings show that middle-aged to older adults benefit more from PF than younger to middle-aged adults. The results are discussed in terms of the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the cognitive effects of PF across the lifespan. Clinical trial registration: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05155397, identifier NCT05155397.
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