Yi Zhu, Yaxin Gao, Chuan Guo, Ming Qi, Ming Xiao, Han Wu, Jinhui Ma, Qian Zhong, Hongyuan Ding, Qiumin Zhou, Nawab Ali, Li Zhou, Qin Zhang, Ting Wu, Wei Wang, Cuiyun Sun, Lehana Thabane, Ling Zhang, Tong Wang
As an intermediate state between normal aging and dementia, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), especially amnestic MCI (aMCI), is a key stage in the prevention and intervention of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Whether dancing could increase the hippocampal volume of seniors with aMCI remains debatable. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of aerobic dance on hippocampal volume and cognition after 3 months of aerobic dance in older adults with aMCI. In this randomized controlled trial, 68 elderly people with aMCI were randomized to either the aerobic dance group or the control group using a 1:1 allocation ratio...
2022: Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience