Kinesiology 1080A/B Lecture 16: Kin lecture 16 - February 17

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 1080A/B
• Professor: Matthew Heath

Document Summary

Neuro degenerative diseases and exercise affects them. Cind (the first drop on the graph) an individual who report a subjective cognitive complaint or they are diagnosed with having a subjective cognitive complaint. Asking someone if their memory has gotten worse over the last 6 months. Executive control people with dementia have very poor executive control (asking them to multiply. Pet scan - looks at the metabolic activity of the brain: red area = good, minimal red area in alzheimer patient. Can exercise improve brain health in mci and alzheimer patients: brain scans of a healthy adult shows where the brain is improved with exercise/increased activity. Spl (superior parietal lobe) and mfg (middle frontal gyrus) and acc (anterior cingulate cortex) showed improvement. Frontal parietal network that improved cognitive control: with e(cid:454)ercise i(cid:373)pro(cid:448)e e(cid:454)ecuti(cid:448)e co(cid:374)trol i(cid:374) people (cid:449)ith alzhei(cid:373)er"s disease, people had to move their eyes to targets (saccades)