One new case of dementia is detected every 3 seconds without any effective drug therapy currently available. It is thus critical to determine effective behavioral strategies for promoting healthy cognition across the lifespan. There are three behaviors that are related to cognitive health and that occupy most of the 24-hour day: physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB), and sleep. Together, these behaviors are referred to as the 24-hour activity cycle and are collectively linked to cognitive health in a complex, bi-directional, and dynamic relationship that is not yet fully understood. Clarifying how each behavior in the 24-hour activity cycle interacts with each other and with cognitive health will help determine the most practical and effective lifestyle strategies for promoting cognitive health across the lifespan.
The primary aim of this Research Topic is to uncover how the 24-hour activity cycle interacts with cognitive health across the lifespan. This includes understanding how PA, SB, and sleep interact with each other to promote cognitive health (such as cognitive function, brain structure, and function, or neurophysiological biomarkers), as well as determining how cognitive health impacts the 24-hour activity cycle in both cognitively healthy and cognitively impaired populations (for example, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, Vascular Dementia). Our secondary aims include 1) determining how the relationship of the 24-hour activity cycle and cognitive health changes across the lifespan; 2) how 24-hour activity cycle behaviors interact with each other; and 3) elucidating the mediators and moderators of the relationships of the 24-hour activity cycle with cognitive health.
This Research Topic will consider Original Research (Experimental or Observational) or Reviews which investigate how two or more behaviors of the 24-hour activity cycle (e.g., physical activity and sleep) interact with cognitive health. This includes papers that explore 1) how the 24-hour activity cycle impacts cognitive health; 2) how cognitive health affects the 24-hour activity cycle; or 3) the bi-directional association between the 24-hour activity cycle and cognitive health. Papers which investigate mediators and moderators of these relationships are also strongly encouraged. We invite all types of analyses, from linear regression to more complex analytic approaches (e.g., Bayesian estimation methods, compositional data analysis). Measurement of the 24-hour activity cycle can be either self-report (e.g., questionnaire) or device-based (e.g., actigraphy). Cognitive health can be measured using 1) neuropsychological testing or computerized cognitive testing of either global or domain-specific cognitive function; 2) structural neuroimaging (e.g., structural MRI); 3) functional neuroimaging (e.g., fNIRS, fMRI, EEG); or 4) neurophysiological biomarkers (e.g., BDNF). Appropriate qualitative papers will be considered. If authors are unsure whether their paper is suitable for the special collection, please contact the guest editorial team before submitting their manuscript. Protocol papers will not be considered.
One new case of dementia is detected every 3 seconds without any effective drug therapy currently available. It is thus critical to determine effective behavioral strategies for promoting healthy cognition across the lifespan. There are three behaviors that are related to cognitive health and that occupy most of the 24-hour day: physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB), and sleep. Together, these behaviors are referred to as the 24-hour activity cycle and are collectively linked to cognitive health in a complex, bi-directional, and dynamic relationship that is not yet fully understood. Clarifying how each behavior in the 24-hour activity cycle interacts with each other and with cognitive health will help determine the most practical and effective lifestyle strategies for promoting cognitive health across the lifespan.
The primary aim of this Research Topic is to uncover how the 24-hour activity cycle interacts with cognitive health across the lifespan. This includes understanding how PA, SB, and sleep interact with each other to promote cognitive health (such as cognitive function, brain structure, and function, or neurophysiological biomarkers), as well as determining how cognitive health impacts the 24-hour activity cycle in both cognitively healthy and cognitively impaired populations (for example, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, Vascular Dementia). Our secondary aims include 1) determining how the relationship of the 24-hour activity cycle and cognitive health changes across the lifespan; 2) how 24-hour activity cycle behaviors interact with each other; and 3) elucidating the mediators and moderators of the relationships of the 24-hour activity cycle with cognitive health.
This Research Topic will consider Original Research (Experimental or Observational) or Reviews which investigate how two or more behaviors of the 24-hour activity cycle (e.g., physical activity and sleep) interact with cognitive health. This includes papers that explore 1) how the 24-hour activity cycle impacts cognitive health; 2) how cognitive health affects the 24-hour activity cycle; or 3) the bi-directional association between the 24-hour activity cycle and cognitive health. Papers which investigate mediators and moderators of these relationships are also strongly encouraged. We invite all types of analyses, from linear regression to more complex analytic approaches (e.g., Bayesian estimation methods, compositional data analysis). Measurement of the 24-hour activity cycle can be either self-report (e.g., questionnaire) or device-based (e.g., actigraphy). Cognitive health can be measured using 1) neuropsychological testing or computerized cognitive testing of either global or domain-specific cognitive function; 2) structural neuroimaging (e.g., structural MRI); 3) functional neuroimaging (e.g., fNIRS, fMRI, EEG); or 4) neurophysiological biomarkers (e.g., BDNF). Appropriate qualitative papers will be considered. If authors are unsure whether their paper is suitable for the special collection, please contact the guest editorial team before submitting their manuscript. Protocol papers will not be considered.