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Semantic memory activation after acute exercise in healthy older adults (2019)
Resting cerebral blood flow after exercise training in mild cognitive impairment (2019)
Differential 5-Year brain atrophy rates in cognitively declining and stable APOE-e4 elders (2018)
Are optimism and cynical hostility associated with smoking cessation in older women? (2017)
Exercise training and functional connectivity changes in MCI and healthy elders (2017)
Executive function and the P300 after treadmill exercise and futsal in college soccer players (2017)
Five-year longitudinal brain volume change in healthy elders at genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease (2017)
Diffusion tensor imaging predictors of cognitive decline in healthy older adults (2016)
Hippocampal and cerebral blood flow after exercise cessation in master athletes (2016)
Predictors of optimal cognitive aging in 80+ women: The Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study (2016)
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Increased cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with increased cortical thickness in MCI (2015)
The influence of sport goggles on visual target detection in female intercollegiate athletes (2015)
Physical activity reduces hippocampal atrophy in elders at genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease (2014)
Semantic memory fMRI and cognitive function after exercise intervention in mild cognitive impairment (2013)
Effects of emotional exposure on state anxiety after acute exercise (2013)
Physical activity and brain function in older adults at increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease (2013)
Recognition of famous names predicts cognitive decline in healthy elders (2013)
Lifestyle and genetic contributions to cognitive decline and hippocampal integrity in healthy aging (2012)
Tagging cortical networks in emotion: a topographical analysis (2012)
Does physical activity influence semantic memory activation in amnestic mild cognitive impairment? (2011)
Visual threat detection during moderate and high intensity exercise (2011)
Attentional bias to emotional stimuli is altered during moderate but not high intensity exercise (2011)
Prediction of cognitive decline in healthy older adults using fMRI (2010)
Measures of Physical Ability Older Adults (2009)
Both Predator and Prey: Emotional Arousal in Threat and Reward (2008)
Rapid Picture Presentation and Affective Engagement (2006)
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State anxiety and affective physiology: effects of sustained exposure to affective pictures (2005)
Emotional responsiveness after low- and moderate-intensity exercise and seated rest (2002)
