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Table 1.

Literature summary of mobility and exercise benefits on brain structure and cognitive function

		Improved Cognitive Function
	Brain Volume Increase^a	Reduced Cognitive Dysfunction	In Setting of Cognitive Decline	Decreased Risk^b
Barnes et al²		×
Bixby et al⁴		×
Brown et al⁵		×
Coelho et al⁹		×	×
Colcombe et al¹²	×
Colcombe et al¹³	×	×
Erickson et al¹⁷	×	×
Fabre et al¹⁸		×
Gordon et al²⁰	×	×
Hamer et al²¹		×		×
Hillman et al²²		×
Hopkins et al²⁴		×
Langdon and Corbett^27c	×	×
Laurin et al²⁸		×		×
Lautenschlager et al²⁹			×	×
Lindwall et al³⁰		×
Maki et al³¹		×		×
Marks et al³²	×
Richards et al³⁴		×		×
Rovio et al³⁵				×
Siette et al^36c	×		×
Szabo et al³⁸	×	×
van Boxtel et al⁴⁰		×
Voss et al⁴³	×	×
Weuve et al⁴⁴		×		×
Yaffe et al⁴⁵				×

With attenuated brain volume decrease.

Decreased risk of cognitive disorders and mental decline.

Animal study.