Determining Whether Tai Chi Chuan Is Related to the Updating Function in Older Adults: Differences Between Practitioners and Controls
BackgroundTai Chi Chuan (TCC) is an effective method for delaying cognitive decline in older adults. However, in older adults, the association between long-term TCC practice and working memory updating has not been extensively studied.ObjectiveThis cross-sectional study investigated how updating fun...
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| author | Yuan Yang Tingting Chen Chen Wang Chen Wang Ji Zhang Ji Zhang Xiaoxia Yuan Xiaoxia Yuan Xiaoke Zhong Xiaoke Zhong Shoufu Yan Changhao Jiang Changhao Jiang Changhao Jiang |
| author_facet | Yuan Yang Tingting Chen Chen Wang Chen Wang Ji Zhang Ji Zhang Xiaoxia Yuan Xiaoxia Yuan Xiaoke Zhong Xiaoke Zhong Shoufu Yan Changhao Jiang Changhao Jiang Changhao Jiang |
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| description | BackgroundTai Chi Chuan (TCC) is an effective method for delaying cognitive decline in older adults. However, in older adults, the association between long-term TCC practice and working memory updating has not been extensively studied.ObjectiveThis cross-sectional study investigated how updating function operationalized via Reaction Times (RTs) and Accuracy Rates (ARs) of N-Back tasks being measured in a laboratory setting is related to long term practice of TCC.MethodsTwenty-six healthy elderly people participated in this experiment. According to the duration of time TCC was practiced, 13 subjects in the TCC group had more than 5 years of experience with TCC exercise, and 13 elderly subjects who had not been systematically exposed to mind-body exercise were assigned to the control group. The N-back task was administered to every participant to evaluate the updating function.ResultsThe TCC group had faster RTs than the control group (p < 0.05). For the 1-back task, the TCC group showed faster RTs than the control group; for the 2-back task, the TCC group exhibited faster RTs than the control group. The TCC group had higher ARs than the control group (p < 0.05). For the 1-back task, the TCC group showed higher ARs than the control group; for the 2-back task, the TCC group exhibited higher ARs than the control group.ConclusionsLong-term TCC practitioners exhibit a better updating function as compared to controls who did not practice TCC. Thus, our findings suggest that long-term TCC positively influences the updating function of older adults, making it, in turn, an effective mind-body exercise to maintain specific aspects of cognitive functioning. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a9f178cf7f7467ab13a46e75e6eb2ee2022-12-22T00:59:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-05-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.797351797351Determining Whether Tai Chi Chuan Is Related to the Updating Function in Older Adults: Differences Between Practitioners and ControlsYuan Yang0Tingting Chen1Chen Wang2Chen Wang3Ji Zhang4Ji Zhang5Xiaoxia Yuan6Xiaoxia Yuan7Xiaoke Zhong8Xiaoke Zhong9Shoufu Yan10Changhao Jiang11Changhao Jiang12Changhao Jiang13College of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Education, Beijing Dance Academy, Beijing, ChinaThe Center of Neuroscience and Sports, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness Evaluation and Technical Analysis, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaThe Center of Neuroscience and Sports, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness Evaluation and Technical Analysis, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaThe Center of Neuroscience and Sports, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness Evaluation and Technical Analysis, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaThe Center of Neuroscience and Sports, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness Evaluation and Technical Analysis, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Kinesiology and Health, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaThe Center of Neuroscience and Sports, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness Evaluation and Technical Analysis, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Kinesiology and Health, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaBackgroundTai Chi Chuan (TCC) is an effective method for delaying cognitive decline in older adults. However, in older adults, the association between long-term TCC practice and working memory updating has not been extensively studied.ObjectiveThis cross-sectional study investigated how updating function operationalized via Reaction Times (RTs) and Accuracy Rates (ARs) of N-Back tasks being measured in a laboratory setting is related to long term practice of TCC.MethodsTwenty-six healthy elderly people participated in this experiment. According to the duration of time TCC was practiced, 13 subjects in the TCC group had more than 5 years of experience with TCC exercise, and 13 elderly subjects who had not been systematically exposed to mind-body exercise were assigned to the control group. The N-back task was administered to every participant to evaluate the updating function.ResultsThe TCC group had faster RTs than the control group (p < 0.05). For the 1-back task, the TCC group showed faster RTs than the control group; for the 2-back task, the TCC group exhibited faster RTs than the control group. The TCC group had higher ARs than the control group (p < 0.05). For the 1-back task, the TCC group showed higher ARs than the control group; for the 2-back task, the TCC group exhibited higher ARs than the control group.ConclusionsLong-term TCC practitioners exhibit a better updating function as compared to controls who did not practice TCC. Thus, our findings suggest that long-term TCC positively influences the updating function of older adults, making it, in turn, an effective mind-body exercise to maintain specific aspects of cognitive functioning.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.797351/fullupdating functionTai Chi Chuanolder adultsReaction Times (RTs)Accuracy Rates (ARs) |
| spellingShingle | Yuan Yang Tingting Chen Chen Wang Chen Wang Ji Zhang Ji Zhang Xiaoxia Yuan Xiaoxia Yuan Xiaoke Zhong Xiaoke Zhong Shoufu Yan Changhao Jiang Changhao Jiang Changhao Jiang Determining Whether Tai Chi Chuan Is Related to the Updating Function in Older Adults: Differences Between Practitioners and Controls Frontiers in Public Health updating function Tai Chi Chuan older adults Reaction Times (RTs) Accuracy Rates (ARs) |
| title | Determining Whether Tai Chi Chuan Is Related to the Updating Function in Older Adults: Differences Between Practitioners and Controls |
| title_full | Determining Whether Tai Chi Chuan Is Related to the Updating Function in Older Adults: Differences Between Practitioners and Controls |
| title_fullStr | Determining Whether Tai Chi Chuan Is Related to the Updating Function in Older Adults: Differences Between Practitioners and Controls |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determining Whether Tai Chi Chuan Is Related to the Updating Function in Older Adults: Differences Between Practitioners and Controls |
| title_short | Determining Whether Tai Chi Chuan Is Related to the Updating Function in Older Adults: Differences Between Practitioners and Controls |
| title_sort | determining whether tai chi chuan is related to the updating function in older adults differences between practitioners and controls |
| topic | updating function Tai Chi Chuan older adults Reaction Times (RTs) Accuracy Rates (ARs) |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.797351/full |
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