The impact of physical activity and sex differences on intraindividual variability in inhibitory performance in older adults. Fagot, D., Chicherio, C., Albinet, C. T., André, N., & Audiffren, M. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, September, 2017.
The impact of physical activity and sex differences on intraindividual variability in inhibitory performance in older adults [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
It is well-known that processing speed and executive functions decline with advancing age. However, physical activity (PA) has a positive impact on cognitive performances in aging, specifically for inhibition. Less is known concerning intraindividual variability (iiV) in reaction times. This study aims to investigate the influence of PA and sex differences on iiV in inhibitory performance during aging. Healthy adults were divided into active and sedentary groups according to PA level. To analyse iiV in reaction times, individual mean, standard deviation and the ex-Gaussian parameters were considered. An interaction between activity level and sex was revealed, sedentary females being slower and more variable than sedentary men. No sex differences were found in the active groups. These results indicate that the negative impact of sedentariness on cognitive performance in older age is stronger for females. The present findings underline the need to consider sex differences in active aging approaches.
@article{fagot_impact_2017,
	title = {The impact of physical activity and sex differences on intraindividual variability in inhibitory performance in older adults},
	issn = {1382-5585},
	url = {http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13825585.2017.1372357},
	doi = {10.1080/13825585.2017.1372357},
	abstract = {It is well-known that processing speed and executive functions decline with advancing age. However, physical activity (PA) has a positive impact on cognitive performances in aging, specifically for inhibition. Less is known concerning intraindividual variability (iiV) in reaction times. This study aims to investigate the influence of PA and sex differences on iiV in inhibitory performance during aging. Healthy adults were divided into active and sedentary groups according to PA level. To analyse iiV in reaction times, individual mean, standard deviation and the ex-Gaussian parameters were considered. An interaction between activity level and sex was revealed, sedentary females being slower and more variable than sedentary men. No sex differences were found in the active groups. These results indicate that the negative impact of sedentariness on cognitive performance in older age is stronger for females. The present findings underline the need to consider sex differences in active aging approaches.},
	journal = {Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition},
	author = {Fagot, Delphine and Chicherio, Christian and Albinet, Cédric T. and André, Nathalie and Audiffren, Michel},
	month = sep,
	year = {2017},
	pmid = {28868969},
	keywords = {IP213, Intraindividual variability, Sex differences, aging, inhibition, liveswebsite, physical activity, year8},
	pages = {1--23}
}

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