grahad t1_iuivo13 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:45 PM

Just to be clear, the study does not indicate that if you are physically active, you can influence your cognitive function. It said that older people who have a lower cognitive function are not as active as those with a normal function; This is not really surprising at all, but nice to have numbers.

I also like how the picture shows people running, but really they are asking the participants about basic movements like walking and gardening.

Puck85 t1_iukbeq7 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:54 PM

I think it's an important study for that reason.

We see articles all the time that essentially say, "staying active keeps you mentally fit." But then the trope in this sub is to question the causality of that: maybe mental decline contributes to inactivity.

The causation could be backwards. Isn't that what this study suggests?