原始反射作为认知衰老的行为生物标志物:与身体活动和弹性相关联 - 一项试点研究
Anna Horváth-Pápai1,2, Eliza Eszter Tóth3, István Barthalos2
1Doctoral School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience
|December 12, 2025
概括
老年人的原始反射与认知能力下降有关,但身体活动可能会提供保护. 这项研究探讨了身体活动和弹性如何影响认知衰老中的这种关系.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 认知老龄化 认知老龄化
背景情况:
- 原始反射 (PRs) 通常在生命早期消失,但可以在老年人中重新出现,可能表明神经退行.
- 在认知健康的老年人中存在PRs及其与认知功能 (COG) 的关系需要进一步调查.
- 身体活动 (PA) 和心理性等可修改因素可能会影响PR和COG之间的关联.
研究的目的:
- 调查老年人中PA和弹性在PR和COG之间的关联中的调解和调节作用.
- 探索PRs作为潜在的行为生物标志物用于认知衰老.
- 了解PA对与年龄相关的认知衰退的保护作用.
主要方法:
- 一项横截面的试点研究评估了30名在住院护理中的老年人 (平均年龄73.4岁).
- 评估了PR,COG (迷你精神状态检查),PA (全球体力活动问卷) 和弹性 (康纳-戴维森弹性量表).
- 使用Hayes的PROCESS宏观调节和调节分析,控制年龄和BMI.
主要成果:
- 在PR数量和认知功能之间发现了显著的负相关性 (r = -0.904,p < 0.001).
- 身体活动显示出显著的调解作用,尽管存在PR,但更高的PA与更好的COG有关.
- 弹性与COG和PA相关,但没有调节或调节PR-COG关联.
结论:
- 原始反射可以作为认知衰老的行为生物标志物.
- 身体活动被强调为一种重要的保护因素,可以减轻老年人的神经认知衰退.
- 需要进一步的研究来探索针对PA的干预措施,以支持老年人群的认知健康.
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