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January 24, 2026Aging Clinical and Experimental ResearchOpen Access

The impact of balance exercise on brain age and brain morphometry: insights from MRI analysis

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VNVarima NarulaDTDenise TaylorRMRuth McLaren

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Cross-sectional study demonstrates impact of balance exercise on brain morphometry in older adults, suggesting cognitive protection.

Key Points

  • Investigate the effects of low-impact balance exercises on brain age and brain structure in older adults.
  • Cross-sectional observational study
  • Participants aged 55-65, divided into Control and Balance Exercise groups
  • MRI data collected to analyze brain structures
  • Machine learning algorithms like brainageR and FreeSurfer used for quantitative analysis
  • Clinical assessments of balance, vestibular function, and cognition conducted
  • Balance Exercise group showed higher caudal anterior cingulate thickness and superior temporal volumes
  • Significant increases in left entorhinal volume and mean curvature were observed
  • Higher volume found in the left rostral middle frontal gyrus after correction for multiple comparisons
  • Functional assessments and brain age differences were nonsignificant

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Narula et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/697462b5244d6b1945963ebfhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-026-03322-6
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