Key result
Elderly women with at least 8 years of yoga practice presented significantly greater resting-state functional connectivity between the medial prefrontal cortex and the right angular gyrus compared to yoga-naïve controls.
Why the study?
Recent data suggest yoga and contemplative practices may partially revert aging effects on brain functional connectivity, including the default mode network.
Does long-term Yoga practice improve resting-state functional connectivity of the default mode network in elderly women?
Comparison
Long-term Hatha Yoga practice vs yoga-naïve controls
Design
Cross-sectional investigation
Authors
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Yoga-linked DMN connectivity differences in aging require cautious interpretation; leaves open causal effects of contemplative practices.
Cross-Sectional (n=40)
No
Does long-term Yoga practice improve resting-state functional connectivity of the default mode network in elderly women?
p-value: p=0.042
Long-term yoga practice in elderly women is associated with greater anteroposterior brain functional connectivity of the default mode network, potentially contributing to healthier cognitive aging.
Santaella et al. (2019) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy aging (n=40). Long-term Yoga practice vs. Yoga-naïve controls was evaluated on Resting-state functional connectivity of the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) and posterior cingulate cortex-precuneus (PCC-Precuneus) (p=0.042). Elderly women with at least 8 years of yoga practice presented significantly greater resting-state functional connectivity between the medial prefrontal cortex and the right angular gyrus compared to yoga-naïve controls.
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