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Project Number: | I01RX002825-01A2 |
| Title: | Graded Intensity Aerobic Exercise to Improve Cerebrovascular Function and Performance in Aged Veterans |
| Principal Investigator: | Joe R Nocera |
| Location: | Decatur, GA |
| Congressional District Code: | 4 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | April 2019 - September 2023 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $213,343 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,051,504 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: To address the growing healthcare challenges of an aging Veteran population it is critical to understand effective rehabilitation techniques that mitigate age-related co-morbidity and improve quality of life. To date, exercise is one of a few proven interventions that attenuates age-related declines in brain health and function. A consistent but unexplained finding in many of these studies is a change in the cortical activation pattern during task, assessed using blood-oxygen-level dependent (BO... |