Journal article
Changes in Neural Connectivity and Memory Following a Yoga Intervention for Older Adults: A Pilot Study
HA Eyre, B Acevedo, H Yang, P Siddarth, K Van Dyk, L Ercoli, AM Leaver, NS Cyr, K Narr, BT Baune, DS Khalsa, H Lavretsky
Journal of Alzheimer S Disease | IOS PRESS | Published : 2016
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-150653
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Abstract
Background: No study has explored the effect of yoga on cognitive decline and resting-state functional connectivity. Objectives: This study explored the relationship between performance on memory tests and resting-state functional connectivity before and after a yoga intervention versus active control for subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Methods: Participants (≥ 55 y) with MCI were randomized to receive a yoga intervention or active "gold-standard" control (i.e., memory enhancement training (MET)) for 12 weeks. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to map correlations between brain networks and memory performance changes over time. Default mode networks (..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation provided funding for this study. Other sources of funding: NIH grants MH077650 and MH086481, contracts from the Forest Research Institute to Dr. Lavretsky.