The healthy elderly
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: We include participants who will report to be right-handed, native Japanese speakers, not concerned about their own memory functions, not using medications known to interfere with cognitive functions (including benzodiazepines, antidepressants or other central nervous agents), and having no diseases known to affect the central nervous system, including thyroid disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke, severe hypertension or diabetes.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Person who has metal in the body(ex. a pacemaker, an aneurysm clip) 2.Person without medical history of the cerebral nerve disease 3.Person without medical history such as high blood pressure, the diabetes 4.Person who is participating in another cognitive-related training 5.Person who can not walk without walking aid 6.Person who has a smoke 7.Person who has claustrophobia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physical measures, Raven matrix test, digit span, story memory, Digit Symbol Coding (Cd) , Symbol Search(SS), digit cancellation test, S-A creativity test, MMSE, FAB, Locus of control,self self efficasy, sence of selg, self hadicapping, QOL, Falls efficacy scale-international FES-I, Groningen activity restriction scale SGARS, MRI | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University Smart Aging International Research Center