Práctica de actividad física y velocidad de procesamiento cognitivo en mayores

• Autores: Javier Gálvez González, José Carlos Caracuel Tubío, José Carlos Jaenes Sánchez
• Localización: Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte, ISSN-e 1577-0354, Vol. 11, Nº. 44, 2011, 11 págs.
• Idioma: español
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  • Uno de los efectos del envejecimiento es la disminución de la velocidad de procesamiento. La medida del Tiempo de Reacción se ha establecido como un medio eficaz para cuantificar la velocidad con la que se realizan los procesos mentales. Diferentes estudios relacionan la práctica de la Actividad Física con un menor deterioro cognitivo asociado a la edad. El objetivo de este estudio fue desarrollar un programa de Ejercicio Físico de 8 semanas para mejorar la capacidad de respuesta y atenuar los efectos del envejecimiento cognitivo. La muestra se compuso de 50 mujeres de 58-82 años, divididas en dos grupos. Los resultados muestran una mejora en el grupo experimental en el Tiempo de Reacción de Elección (p < 0,01**), no siendo así en Tiempo de Reacción Simple. Podemos concluir que la realización de ejercicios específicos reduce el Tiempo de Reacción en situaciones complejas

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