Health and Fitness

Exercise intervention in middle-aged and elderly individuals with insomnia improves sleep and restores connectivity in the motor network

R. Chen, S. Wang, et al.

This groundbreaking study by Rongrong Chen and colleagues reveals that a 12-week exercise program significantly enhances sleep quality and boosts brain functional connectivity in older adults suffering from insomnia. Discover how this intervention not only improves sleep but also promotes functional plasticity in the aging brain.

00:00

Playback language: English

Index

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of a 12-week exercise program on sleep quality and brain functional connectivity in middle-aged and older adults with insomnia. The exercise group showed significantly improved self-reported sleep quality compared to the waitlist control group. Furthermore, the exercise group exhibited increased functional connectivity in the motor network, particularly with the cerebellum. Improvements in subjective sleep indices correlated significantly with changes in motor network connectivity. The results suggest that exercise intervention can improve sleep quality and promote functional plasticity in the aging brain.

Publisher

Translational Psychiatry

Published On

Authors

Rongrong Chen, Shilei Wang, Qinzi Hu, Ning Kang, Haijiang Xie, Meng Liu, Hongyu Shan, Yujie Long, Yizhe Hao, Hao Su, Yongchang Zhuang, Li Li, Weiju Li, Wei Sun, Dong Wu, Wentian Cao, Xiaoqin Mai, Gong Chen, Dongmin Wang, Qihong Zou

Related Publications

Explore these studies to deepen your understanding of the subject.

Medicine and Health

A randomized controlled trial for response of microbiome network to exercise and diet intervention in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

R. Cheng, L. Wang, et al.

Medicine and Health

The effect of physical activity level and exercise training on the association between plasma branched-chain amino acids and intrahepatic lipid content in participants with obesity

F. Vanweert, S. C. Boone, et al.

Health and Fitness

Acute changes in antioxidants and oxidative stress to vigorous arm exercise: an intervention trial in persons with spinal cord injury and healthy controls

M. F. Wouda, H. B. Steihaugell, et al.

Social Work

Dynamics of multidimensional poverty and its determinants among the middle-aged and older adults in China

Q. Wang, L. Shu, et al.

Listen, Learn & Level Up

Over 10,000 hours of research content in 25+ fields, available in 12+ languages.

No more digging through PDFs, just hit play and absorb the world's latest research in your language, on your time.

listen to research audio papers with researchbunny