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Overview

Louis Bherer is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on cardiology, mental health, and cognitive impairment research. Their research spans several subfields, including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Physiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Bherer's work covers a range of topics, reflecting their interdisciplinary approach. These include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology, Cardiac Health and Mental Health, Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention, and Physical Activity and Health.

Among recent publications are notable papers such as:

  • Gait variability across neurodegenerative and cognitive disorders: Results from the Canadian Consortium of Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) and the Gait and Brain Study, 2021, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Effects of exergames and cognitive-motor dual-task training on cognitive, physical and dual-task functions in cognitively healthy older adults: An overview, 2020, Ageing Research Reviews
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation During Quarantine in COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges for Center-Based Programs, 2020, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Effects of Exercise Alone or Combined With Cognitive Training and Vitamin D Supplementation to Improve Cognition in Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment, 2023, JAMA Network Open
  • Dual decline in gait speed and cognition is associated with future dementia: evidence for a phenotype, 2020, Age and Ageing

Bherer's frequent co-authors include:

  • Anil Nigam
  • Mathieu Gayda
  • Martin Juneau
  • Christine Gagnon
  • Florent Besnier

Common publication venues for Bherer's work encompass:

  • Canadian Journal of Cardiology
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • Canadian Journal of Diabetes
  • Experimental Gerontology

Bherer has also contributed to book publications, including a 2023 title published by Frontiers Media: "Two for the Price of One - Effects and Underlying Mechanisms of Combined Motor-Cognitive Interventions on the Body and the Brain."

Best Publications

  • A review of the effects of physical activity and exercise on cognitive and brain functions in older adults.

    Louis Bherer;Kirk I. Erickson;Teresa Liu-Ambrose

  • Environmental Influences on Cognitive and Brain Plasticity During Aging

    Arthur F. Kramer;Louis Bherer;Stanley J. Colcombe;Willie Dong

  • Training Effects on Dual-Task Performance: Are There Age-Related Differences in Plasticity of Attentional Control?

    Louis Bherer;Arthur F. Kramer;Matthew S. Peterson;Stanley Colcombe

  • Benefits of Physical Exercise Training on Cognition and Quality of Life in Frail Older Adults

    Francis Langlois;Francis Langlois;Thien Tuong Minh Vu;Kathleen Chassé;Gilles Dupuis;Gilles Dupuis

  • Training-Induced Functional Activation Changes in Dual-Task Processing: An fMRI Study

    Kirk I. Erickson;Stanley J. Colcombe;Ruchika Wadhwa;Louis Bherer

  • Cognitive plasticity in older adults: effects of cognitive training and physical exercise

    Louis Bherer

  • Training-induced plasticity in older adults: effects of training on hemispheric asymmetry.

    Kirk I. Erickson;Stanley J. Colcombe;Ruchika Wadhwa;Louis Bherer

  • TRANSFER EFFECTS IN TASK-SET COST AND DUAL-TASK COST AFTER DUAL-TASK TRAINING IN OLDER AND YOUNGER ADULTS : FURTHER EVIDENCE FOR COGNITIVE PLASTICITY IN ATTENTIONAL CONTROL IN LATE ADULTHOOD

    Louis Bherer;Arthur F Kramer;Matthew S Peterson;Stanley Colcombe

  • Benefits of Cognitive Dual-Task Training on Balance Performance in Healthy Older Adults

    Karen Z. H. Li;E. Roudaia;M. Lussier;L. Bherer

  • Differences between chronological and brain age are related to education and self-reported physical activity.

    Jason Steffener;Christian G. Habeck;Deirdre O'Shea;Qolamreza R. Razlighi

  • Cognitive Involvement in Balance, Gait and Dual-Tasking in Aging: A Focused Review From a Neuroscience of Aging Perspective.

    Karen Z. H. Li;Louis Bherer;Anat Mirelman;Anat Mirelman;Inbal Maidan;Inbal Maidan

  • The relationship between cerebral oxygen saturation changes and postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

    Emilie de Tournay-Jetté;Gilles Dupuis;Gilles Dupuis;Louis Bherer;Alain Deschamps

  • Higher levels of cardiovascular fitness are associated with better executive function and prefrontal oxygenation in younger and older women.

    Olivier Dupuy;Claudine J. Gauthier;Sarah A. Fraser;Laurence Desjardins-Crèpeau

  • Decline in executive control during acute bouts of exercise as a function of exercise intensity and fitness level

    Véronique Labelle;Laurent Bosquet;Laurent Bosquet;Saïd Mekary;Saïd Mekary;Louis Bherer;Louis Bherer

  • Guidelines for Assessment of Gait and Reference Values for Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Older Adults: The Biomathics and Canadian Gait Consortiums Initiative

    Olivier Beauchet;Olivier Beauchet;Gilles Allali;Gilles Allali;Harmehr Sekhon;Joe Verghese

  • Testing the limits of cognitive plasticity in older adults: application to attentional control.

    Louis Bherer;Arthur F. Kramer;Matthew S. Peterson;Stanley J. Colcombe

  • Gait variability across neurodegenerative and cognitive disorders: Results from the Canadian Consortium of Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) and the Gait and Brain Study

    Frederico Pieruccini‐Faria;Frederico Pieruccini‐Faria;Sandra E. Black;Mario Masellis;Eric E. Smith

  • Enhancing both motor and cognitive functioning in Parkinson's disease: aerobic exercise as a rehabilitative intervention

    C Duchesne;C Duchesne;O Lungu;A Nadeau;A Nadeau;ME Robillard

  • The multiple dimensions of frailty: physical capacity, cognition, and quality of life.

    Francis Langlois;Thien Tuong Minh Vu;Marie-Jeanne Kergoat;Kathleen Chassé

  • Consensus on Shared Measures of Mobility and Cognition: From the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)

    Manuel Montero-Odasso;Manuel Montero-Odasso;Quincy J Almeida;Louis Bherer;Amer M Burhan;Amer M Burhan

  • Efficacy of executive function interventions after stroke: a systematic review

    Valérie Poulin;Nicol Korner-Bitensky;Deirdre R. Dawson;Louis Bherer

Frequent Co-Authors

Sylvie Belleville
Sylvie Belleville University of Montreal
Arthur F. Kramer
Arthur F. Kramer Northeastern University
Kirk I. Erickson
Kirk I. Erickson University of Pittsburgh
Sven Joubert
Sven Joubert University of Montreal
Martin Lepage
Martin Lepage Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Carol Hudon
Carol Hudon Université Laval
Martin S. Hagger
Martin S. Hagger University of California, Merced
Ashok Malla
Ashok Malla McGill University
Michel Audiffren
Michel Audiffren University of Poitiers

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