INTERCONNECTIONS BETWEEN COGNITION, SKELETAL MUSCLES, AND PHYSICAL FUNCTION IN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE COHORTS
2024
Understanding Brain-Muscle Interactions in Older Adults
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Author Information
Author(s): Rosano Caterina, Kritchevsky Stephen, Coen Paul
Primary Institution: Oxford University Press US
Hypothesis
What are the mechanisms underlying mobility resilience in older adults despite adverse locomotor risk factors?
Conclusion
The study suggests that brain-muscle interactions may help explain why some older adults maintain high mobility despite challenges.
Supporting Evidence
- The symposium aims to advance understanding of brain-muscle interactions.
- It will explore muscle health across diverse cohorts of older adults.
- Topics include cognitive and physical function associations and muscle mitochondrial function.
Takeaway
Some older people can move well even when they have problems. This study looks at how the brain and muscles work together to help them.
Methodology
The symposium includes four talks exploring muscle health and cognitive-physical function associations in older adults.
Participant Demographics
Ethnically diverse cohorts of older adults in the United States.
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