RT Journal
A1 Nagamatsu LS, MA, Handy TC, PhD, Hsu C, BSc, Voss M, PhD, Liu-Ambrose T, PT, PhD
T1 REsistance training promotes cognitive and functional brain plasticity in seniors with probable mild cognitive impairment
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2012
FD April 23
VO 172
IS 8
SP 666
OP 668
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.379
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.379
AB 
Exercise is a promising strategy for combating cognitive decline. Both aerobic training (AT) and resistance training (RT) enhance cognitive performance and functional plasticity in healthy, community-dwelling seniors3- 5 and those with mild cognitive impairment.6 However, to our knowledge, no intervention study has compared the efficacy of both types of exercise on cognitive function and functional brain plasticity in seniors with mild cognitive impairment. Understanding this is crucial to using exercise as a strategy for altering the trajectory of cognitive decline in seniors with mild cognitive impairment.