Effects of motor and cognitive dual-task performance in depressive elderly, healthy older adults, and healthy young individuals

Abstract Impairments in dual-task performance can be observed in healthy older adults when motor and cognitive assignments are applied simultaneously. According to the hypofrontality hypothesis, there may be a reduction in frontal cognitive function during exercise. Objective: The aim of the prese...

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Main Authors: Helena Moraes, Andrea Deslandes, Heitor Silveira, Cynthia Arcoverde, Heloisa Alve, Jerson Laks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642011000300198&lng=en&tlng=en