Associação entre a actividade física, envelhecimento e demência.

The human possibility of becoming old - the so called Nestor Effect -, as an evolutionary adaptation, is beneficial only if there is some preservation of a certain cognitive character. Differing neuropathological conditions, such as neurodegenerative diseases, due to an abnormal aggregation of certa...

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Main Authors: Rosangela Bertelli, José Vasconcelos-Raposo, José J P Bianchi, Hélder M Fernandes, Eduardo C Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ordem dos Médicos 2011-12-01
Series:Acta Médica Portuguesa
Online Access:https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/510
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description The human possibility of becoming old - the so called Nestor Effect -, as an evolutionary adaptation, is beneficial only if there is some preservation of a certain cognitive character. Differing neuropathological conditions, such as neurodegenerative diseases, due to an abnormal aggregation of certain proteins, may induce chronic inflammatory processes. As so, physical activity increases aerobic fitness and the brain's blood flow capacity, contributing to the decrease of the central nervous system's chronic inflammation, promoting neuroplasticity, and neural circuitry's reorganisation.
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spelling doaj.art-8c726d30c2534b0c9dc9d213039b57fb2022-12-22T02:26:18ZengOrdem dos MédicosActa Médica Portuguesa0870-399X1646-07582011-12-0124510.20344/amp.510Associação entre a actividade física, envelhecimento e demência.Rosangela Bertelli0José Vasconcelos-RaposoJosé J P BianchiHélder M FernandesEduardo C CruzUniversidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.The human possibility of becoming old - the so called Nestor Effect -, as an evolutionary adaptation, is beneficial only if there is some preservation of a certain cognitive character. Differing neuropathological conditions, such as neurodegenerative diseases, due to an abnormal aggregation of certain proteins, may induce chronic inflammatory processes. As so, physical activity increases aerobic fitness and the brain's blood flow capacity, contributing to the decrease of the central nervous system's chronic inflammation, promoting neuroplasticity, and neural circuitry's reorganisation.https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/510
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Acta Médica Portuguesa
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title_short Associação entre a actividade física, envelhecimento e demência.
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