Conclusion
cognitive decline
CORTEX
In the present study, we revealed that a long-term mild-exercise intervention improves executive performance in middle-aged and elderly adults. However, there were no significant increases in task-related neural activation or task-related neural efficiency in the prefrontal cortex. Interestingly, it was revealed that a 3-month mild-exercise intervention improves executive function by modulating the neural efficiency of the prefrontal cortex, especially in older adults, via a subgroup analysis. Our results also demonstrate the practicality and high accessibility of a mild-exercise regimen in older adults, which has significant public health implications. Future work with longer-term interventions will be equipped to determine whether such a mild exercise regimen can protect the aging brain from cognitive decline.
