Effect of aerobic training on EEG alpha asymmetry and depressive symptoms in the elderly: a 1-year follow-up study

The effect of physical exercise on the treatment of depressive elderly adults has not been investigated thus far in terms of changes in cortical hemispheric activity. The objective of the present study was to identify changes in depressive symptoms, quality of life, and cortical asymmetry produced b...

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Main Authors: A.C. Deslandes, H. Moraes, H. Alves, F.A.M.S. Pompeu, H. Silveira, R. Mouta, C. Arcoverde, P. Ribeiro, M. Cagy, R.A.M. Piedade, J. Laks, E.S.F. Coutinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2010-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010000600010