Higher physical fitness levels are associated with less language decline in healthy ageing

Abstract 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 be...

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Autores principales:	K. Segaert, S. J. E. Lucas, C. V. Burley, P. Segaert, A. E. Milner, M. Ryan, L. Wheeldon
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2018
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/d54a8ddfe3ef433095aa103a5d2ac960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d54a8ddfe3ef433095aa103a5d2ac9602021-12-02T16:07:50ZHigher physical fitness levels are associated with less language decline in healthy ageing10.1038/s41598-018-24972-12045-2322https://doaj.org/article/d54a8ddfe3ef433095aa103a5d2ac9602018-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24972-1https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract 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.K. SegaertS. J. E. LucasC. V. BurleyP. SegaertA. E. MilnerM. RyanL. WheeldonNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q K. Segaert S. J. E. Lucas C. V. Burley P. Segaert A. E. Milner M. Ryan L. Wheeldon Higher physical fitness levels are associated with less language decline in healthy ageing
description	Abstract 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.
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author	K. Segaert S. J. E. Lucas C. V. Burley P. Segaert A. E. Milner M. Ryan L. Wheeldon
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title	Higher physical fitness levels are associated with less language decline in healthy ageing
title_short	Higher physical fitness levels are associated with less language decline in healthy ageing
title_full	Higher physical fitness levels are associated with less language decline in healthy ageing
title_fullStr	Higher physical fitness levels are associated with less language decline in healthy ageing
title_full_unstemmed	Higher physical fitness levels are associated with less language decline in healthy ageing
title_sort	higher physical fitness levels are associated with less language decline in healthy ageing
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/d54a8ddfe3ef433095aa103a5d2ac960
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Higher physical fitness levels are associated with less language decline in healthy ageing

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