Throughout life, modern society requires a high degree of learning ability as well as adaptability. Learning ability is a proxy of cognitive reserve and focuses on the increase of cognitive performance under challenging conditions. Two empirical studies investigate the influence of physical activity on cognitive reserve in adolescents and the elderly. Results revealed a significant relationship for cognitive reserve and physical activity in adolescents as well as in the elderly. This leads to the assumption, that in addition to the well-known parameters of cognitive reserve, physical activity seems to play an important role not only for the build-up but also for the preservation of cognitive reserve.
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Throughout life, modern society requires a high degree of learning ability as well as adaptability. Learning ability is a proxy of cognitive reserve and focuses on the increase of cognitive performance under challenging conditions. Two empirical studies investigate the influence of physical activity on cognitive reserve in adolescents and the elderly. Results revealed a significant relationship for cognitive reserve and physical activity in adolescents as well as in the elderly. This leads to th...
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