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| Can Taichi Reshape the Brain? A Brain Morphometry Study | |
Wei, Gao-Xia1,2 ; Xu, Ting1; Fan, Feng-Mei1,3; Dong, Hao-Ming1,5; Jiang, Li-Li1; Li, Hui-Jie1; Yang, Zhi1; Luo, Jing2,4; Zuo, Xi-Nian1; Zuo, XN (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Magnet Resonance Imaging Res Ctr, Lab Funct Connectome & Dev,Key Lab Behav Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China.
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| 2013 | |
| Source Publication | PLOS ONE
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| ISSN | 1932-6203 |
| Subtype | 期刊论文 |
| Volume | 8Issue:4 |
| Contribution Rank | 1 |
| Abstract | Although research has provided abundant evidence for Taichi-induced improvements in psychological and physiological well-being, little is known about possible links to brain structure of Taichi practice. Using high-resolution MRI of 22 Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) practitioners and 18 controls matched for age, sex and education, we set out to examine the underlying anatomical correlates of long-term Taichi practice at two different levels of regional specificity. For this purpose, parcel-wise and vertex-wise analyses were employed to quantify the difference between TCC practitioners and the controls based on cortical surface reconstruction. We also adopted the Attention Network Test (ANT) to explore the effect of TCC on executive control. TCC practitioners, compared with controls, showed significantly thicker cortex in precentral gyrus, insula sulcus and middle frontal sulcus in the right hemisphere and superior temporal gyrus and medial occipito-temporal sulcus and lingual sulcus in the left hemisphere. Moreover, we found that thicker cortex in left medial occipito-temporal sulcus and lingual sulcus was associated with greater intensity of TCC practice. These findings indicate that long-term TCC practice could induce regional structural change and also suggest TCC might share similar patterns of neural correlates with meditation and aerobic exercise. |
| Subject Area | Sports Psychology |
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| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| Funding Organization | National Natural Science Foundation of China [31200794, 91132728, 81171409, 81030028] ; Key Laboratory of Mental Health, the Knowledge Innovation Program from Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) [KSCX2-EW-J-8] ; Hundred Talents Program [Y2CX112006] ; Key Research Program of CAS [KSZD-EW-TZ-002] ; Major Joint Fund for International Cooperation and Exchange of the National Natural Science Foundation [81220108014] |
| Project Intro. | This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31200794, 91132728, 81171409, 81030028) and the Open Research Fund of the Key Laboratory of Mental Health, the Knowledge Innovation Program (KSCX2-EW-J-8) from Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The senior author Prof. Xi-Nian Zuo acknowledges the Hundred Talents Program (Y2CX112006) and the Key Research Program (KSZD-EW-TZ-002) of CAS and the Major Joint Fund for International Cooperation and Exchange of the National Natural Science Foundation (81220108014). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. |
| WOS Research Area | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
| WOS Subject | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
| WOS ID | WOS:000317909600076 |
| WOS Headings | Science & Technology |
| WOS Keyword | HUMAN CEREBRAL-CORTEX ; EXERCISE INDUCES ANGIOGENESIS ; LONG-TERM MEDITATION ; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX ; GRAY-MATTER DENSITY ; CORTICAL THICKNESS ; CHI CHUAN ; SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION ; GEOMETRICALLY ACCURATE ; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/10796 |
| Collection | 中国科学院行为科学重点实验室 |
| Corresponding Author | Zuo, XN (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Magnet Resonance Imaging Res Ctr, Lab Funct Connectome & Dev,Key Lab Behav Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China. |
| Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Magnet Resonance Imaging Res Ctr, Lab Funct Connectome & Dev,Key Lab Behav Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Key Lab Mental Hlth, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 3.Beijing Huilongguan Hosp, Psychiat Res Ctr, Beijing, Peoples R China 4.Capital Normal Univ, Dept Psychol, Beijing Key Lab Learning & Cognit, Beijing, Peoples R China 5.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China |
| First Author Affilication | Key Laboratory of Mental Health, CAS |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Wei, Gao-Xia,Xu, Ting,Fan, Feng-Mei,et al. Can Taichi Reshape the Brain? A Brain Morphometry Study[J]. PLOS ONE,2013,8(4). |
| APA | Wei, Gao-Xia.,Xu, Ting.,Fan, Feng-Mei.,Dong, Hao-Ming.,Jiang, Li-Li.,...&Zuo, XN .(2013).Can Taichi Reshape the Brain? A Brain Morphometry Study.PLOS ONE,8(4). |
| MLA | Wei, Gao-Xia,et al."Can Taichi Reshape the Brain? A Brain Morphometry Study".PLOS ONE 8.4(2013). |
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