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Hariprasad VR, Varambally S, Shivakumar V, et al. Yoga increases the volume of the hippocampus in elderly subjects. Indian J Psychiatry. 2013;55:S394-6doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.116309.
Hariprasad, V. R., Varambally, S., Shivakumar, V., Kalmady, S. V., Venkatasubramanian, G., & Gangadhar, B. N. (2013). Yoga increases the volume of the hippocampus in elderly subjects. Indian journal of psychiatry, 55S394-6. https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.116309
Hariprasad, V R, et al. "Yoga increases the volume of the hippocampus in elderly subjects." Indian journal of psychiatry vol. 55 (2013): S394-6. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.116309
Hariprasad VR, Varambally S, Shivakumar V, Kalmady SV, Venkatasubramanian G, Gangadhar BN. Yoga increases the volume of the hippocampus in elderly subjects. Indian J Psychiatry. 2013 Jul;55:S394-6. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.116309. PMID: 24049206; PMCID: PMC3768219.
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Indian J Psychiatry. 2013 Jul;55:S394-6. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.116309.

Yoga increases the volume of the hippocampus in elderly subjects.

Indian journal of psychiatry

V R Hariprasad, S Varambally, V Shivakumar, S V Kalmady, G Venkatasubramanian, B N Gangadhar

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychiatry, Advanced Centre for Yoga in Mental Health and Neurosciences, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

PMID: 24049206 PMCID: PMC3768219 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.116309

Abstract

CONTEXT: The neurobiological effect of yoga on the cortical structures in the elderly is as yet unknown.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seven healthy elderly subjects received yoga intervention as an add-on life-style practice. Magnetic resonance imaging scans were obtained before and 6 months later. Voxel-based-morphometric analyses compared the brains before and after the yoga.

RESULTS: Yoga group was found to have increases in hippocampal, but not in occipital gray matter.

CONCLUSION: Yoga has potential to reduce neuro-senescence. Small sample size and absence of the control group prevent generalization of the findings limiting its translational value.

Keywords: Elderly; hippocampus; magnetic resonance imaging; yoga

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