Addresses issues of active living, cognitive functioning and ageing. This book examines how physical activity could indirectly affect cognitive function by influencing mediators providing physical and mental resources for cognition. It seeks to identify and study sources of individual variations or [...]
Offers a synergistic view of the complex role of exercise, physical activity and intellectual stimulation in the cognitive and brain functioning of older adults. This volume examines exercise and non-exercise interventions shown to influence cognition and brain plasticity in elderly humans and older[...]