Rewiring the Aging Brain: A Meta-Analytic Comparison of Mind–Body and Expressive Therapies for Cognitive Enhancement in Older Adults

Sania Aghajanpour, Saghar Gholipour, Fatemeh Ramezani-Moghadam, Mehrab Saboor, Amirali Mirmazhari, Melika Silakhor, Mohamad Rajabi, Ali Maroosi, Amirhosein Soltani, Mehdi Karimi, Neurology Research Center, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Technologies, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Cellular and Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on January 31, 2026

Abstract

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BackgroundAge-related cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are major public health concerns, while pharmacological treatments offer limited benefit. Mind–body and expressive therapies have emerged as scalable non-pharmacological ...