Brain Functional Specialization Is Enhanced Among Tai Chi Chuan Practitioners

Li Zhen Chen; Xinru Yuan; Yuanchao Zhang; Shu Zhang; Liye Zou; Lin Yang; Yu Kai Chang; Qixin Xia; Yiqun Wang; Gao Xia Wei

doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2020.02.005

Brain Functional Specialization Is Enhanced Among Tai Chi Chuan Practitioners

Li Zhen Chen, Xinru Yuan, Yuanchao Zhang, Shu Zhang, Liye Zou, Lin Yang, Yu Kai Chang, Qixin Xia, Yiqun Wang, Gao Xia Wei^*

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Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences

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Objective: To investigate the effect of long-term Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) practice on practitioners’ brain functional specialization compare with the TCC novices. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: A psychology Institute. Participants: TCC practitioners (N=22) (52.4±6.8y; 7 men; educated years: 12.18±3.03y) and 18 healthy adults (54.8±6.8y; 8 men; education years: 11.78±2.90y) matched by age, sex, and education were enrolled. Main Outcome Measures: Participants underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging scanning and cognitive test to measure the differences in functional specialization and cognitive function. Functional specialization was evaluated by voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity (VMHC) method. Results: Lower middle frontal gyrus VMHC in TCC practitioners compared to controls. For TCC practitioners, the longer they practice, the lower their VMHC in precentral and precuneus. TCC practitioners showed better cognition performance. Conclusions: Changed VMHC indicated that TCC practice could enhance functional specialization in the middle frontal cortex of practitioners, which may be associated with higher-order cognitive ability.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1176-1182
Number of pages	7
Journal	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume	101
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2020.02.005
Publication status	Published - 2020 Jul

Keywords

Cognitive function
Frontal cortex
Magnetic resonance imaging
Rehabilitation
Tai Chi Chuan

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Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation

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