The role of cognitive activity in cognition protection: From Bedside to Bench

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Background: Cognitive decline poses a great concern to elderly people and their families. In addition to pharmacological therapies, several varieties of nonpharmacological intervention have been developed. Most training trials proved that a well-organized task is clinically effective in cognition improvement. Main body: We will first review clinical trials of cognitive training for healthy elders, MCI and AD patients, respectively. Besides, potential neuroprotective and compensatory mechanisms in animal models of AD are discussed. Despite controversy, cognitive training has promising effect on cognitive ability. In animal model of AD, environmental enrichment showed beneficial effect for cognitive ability, as well as neuronal plasticity. Neurotrophin, neurotransmitter and neuromodulator signaling pathway were also involved in the process. Well-designed cognitive activity could benefit cognitive function, and thus life quality of patients and their families. Conclusion: The positive effects of cognitive activity is closely related with neural plasticity, neurotrophin, neurotransmitter and neuromodulator signaling pathway changes.

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Li, B. Y., Wang, Y., Tang, H. dong, & Chen, S. D. (2017, March 28). The role of cognitive activity in cognition protection: From Bedside to Bench. Translational Neurodegeneration. BioMed Central Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40035-017-0078-4

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