Physical activity and brain health

CM Di Liegro, G Schiera, P Proia, I Di Liegro - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Physical activity (PA) has been central in the life of our species for most of its history, and
thus shaped our physiology during evolution. However, only recently the health …

The biology of human resilience: Opportunities for enhancing resilience across the life span

A Feder, S Fred-Torres, SM Southwick, DS Charney - Biological psychiatry, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent scientific and technological advances have brought us closer to being able to apply
a true biopsychosocial approach to the study of resilience in humans. Decades of research …

Physical exercise and neuroinflammation in major depressive disorder

ZM Ignácio, RS da Silva, ME Plissari, J Quevedo… - Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent psychiatric disorder associated with varied
prognosis, chronic course, and duration of illness with reduced quality of life. One factor that …

Possible role of exercise therapy on depression: effector neurotransmitters as key players

HA Pahlavani - Behavioural brain research, 2023 - Elsevier
About 280 million people suffer from depression as the most common neurological disorder
and the most common cause of death worldwide. Exercise with serotonin released in the …

Aerobic exercise in the treatment of PTSD: an examination of preclinical and clinical laboratory findings, potential mechanisms, clinical implications, and future …

KM Crombie, TG Adams, JE Dunsmoor… - Journal of anxiety …, 2023 - Elsevier
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with heightened emotional responding,
avoidance of trauma related stimuli, and physical health concerns (eg, metabolic syndrome …

Effects of exercise interventions on cancer-related fatigue and quality of life among cancer patients: a meta-analysis

X Chen, J Li, C Chen, Y Zhang, S Zhang, Y Zhang… - BMC nursing, 2023 - Springer
Purpose In this study, exercise interventions were evaluated for their effects on cancer-
related fatigue (CRF) and quality of life (QoL) among cancer patients. Design A meta …

Exercise-based interventions for internet addiction: neurobiological and neuropsychological evidence

S Li, Q Wu, C Tang, Z Chen, L Liu - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
With the increase in the number of internet users, the problems associated with excessive
internet use have become increasingly obvious. Internet addiction can alter neurobiology …

Physical activity is associated with lower long-term incidence of anxiety in a population-based, large-scale study

M Svensson, L Brundin, S Erhardt, U Hållmarker… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Physical activity may prevent anxiety, but the importance of exercise intensity, sex-specific
mechanisms, and duration of the effects remains largely unknown. We used an …

Voluntary wheel running during adolescence prevents the increase in ethanol intake induced by social defeat in male mice

MD Reguilón, C Ferrer-Pérez, C Manzanedo… - …, 2023 - Springer
Rationale Exposure to social defeat (SD) induces a depressive phenotype, increased
ethanol seeking and consumption, accompanied by activation of the neuroinflammatory …

Aerobic exercise and consolidation of fear extinction learning among women with posttraumatic stress disorder

KM Crombie, A Sartin-Tarm, K Sellnow… - … Research and Therapy, 2021 - Elsevier
This study tested whether aerobic exercise delivered during the consolidation window
following fear extinction learning reduces the return of fear among women with posttraumatic …