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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研究成果: 雜誌貢獻期刊論文同行評審

22 引文 斯高帕斯(Scopus)

摘要

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.

原文英語
頁(從 - 到)1176-1182
頁數7
期刊Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
101
發行號7
DOIs
出版狀態已發佈 - 2020 7月

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • 物理治療、運動療法和康復
  • 復健

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