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An Objective Method to Accurately Measure Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Older Adults Who Cannot Satisfy Widely Used Oxygen Consumption Criteria

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EURAPA moves to open access: Research trends and challenges in physical activity in old age

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Sex differences in the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and brain function in older adulthood

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Obese but Fit: The Benefits of Fitness on Cognition in Obese Older Adults

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Lifestyle interventions for dementia risk reduction: A review on the role of physical activity and diet in Western and Asian Countries

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Cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among American veterans

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Associations of Changes in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression With Brain Volumes: The HUNT Study

Zotcheva, E., Pintzka, C. W. S., Salvesen, Ø. O., Selbæk, G., Haberg, A. K., & Ernstsen, L. (2019) · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00053 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Cardiorespiratory fitness and hippocampal volume predict faster episodic associative learning in older adults

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Self-reported physical activity and objective aerobic fitness: differential associations with gray matter density in healthy aging

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Memorcise and Alzheimer’s disease

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Cardiovascular fitness and structural brain integrity: an update on current evidence

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Executive Dysfunction 25 Years after Treatment with Cranial Radiotherapy for Pediatric Lymphoid Malignancies

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Cardiorespiratory fitness, blood pressure, and cerebral oxygenation during a dual-task in healthy young males

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Long-Term High-Effort Endurance Exercise in Older Adults: Diminishing Returns for Cognitive and Brain Aging

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Cardiorespiratory dynamics in the brain: Review on the significance of cardiovascular and respiratory correlates in functional MRI signal

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Neurocognitive Function in Adult Cancer Patients

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Exercise-induced changes in basal ganglia volume and their relation to cognitive performance

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Association of cardiorespiratory fitness on interhemispheric hippocampal and parahippocampal functional connectivity

Ikuta, T., & Loprinzi, P. D. (2019) · European Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1111/ejn.14366 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

Higher Cardiorespiratory Fitness is Associated with Reduced Functional Brain Connectivity During Performance of the Stroop Task

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Relationship between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Executive Function in Young Adults: Mediating Effects of Gray Matter Volume

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Motor repertoire and gray matter plasticity: Is there a link?

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Assessment of the Relationship Between Executive Function and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Healthy Older Adults

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Association among 2-min step test, functional level and diagnosis of dementia

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The Combined Effects of Obesity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Are Associated with Response Inhibition: An ERP Study

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The association between physical fitness parameters and white matter microstructure in older adults: A diffusion tensor imaging study

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Vascular correlates of aging in the brain: Evidence from imaging data

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Mini-Review of Studies Testing the Cardiorespiratory Hypothesis With Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS): Overview and Perspectives

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Establishing the feasibility of exercise breaks during university lectures

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Effekte eines Tanz- und eines Gesundheitssporttrainings auf die graue Hirnsubstanz gesunder Senioren

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Dual-Task Performance, Balance and Aerobic Capacity as Predictors of Falls in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease: A Comparative Study

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Cardiorespiratory fitness, memory and brain structures: cross-sectional study in eldery humans

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Comparing Aging and Fitness Effects on Brain Anatomy

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Cardiorespiratory Fitness And Brain Structures - The Finger Study

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P4–369: Cardiorespiratory fitness and brain structure in nondemented aging and early Alzheimer's disease

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