Environmental enrichment and the aging brain: is it time for standardization?

M Balietti, F Conti - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Aging entails a progressive decline of cognitive abilities. However, since the brain is
endowed with considerable plasticity, adequate stimulation can delay or partially …

Potential benefits and limitations of enriched environments and cognitive activity on age-related behavioural decline

R Redolat, P Mesa-Gresa - Behavioral Neurobiology of Aging, 2012 - Springer
The main aim of this chapter is to review preclinical studies that have evaluated
interventions which may aid in preventing or delaying age-related behavioural decline …

Use it or lose it: environmental enrichment as a means to promote successful cognitive aging

KM Frick, JD Benoit - The Scientific World Journal, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental enrichment has become increasingly utilized in rodent models of aging and
neurodegenerative disease in order to prevent or reverse cognitive decline and neuronal …

Rescue of cognitive aging by long-lasting environmental enrichment exposure initiated before median lifespan

T Freret, JM Billard, P Schumann-Bard, P Dutar… - Neurobiology of …, 2012 - Elsevier
The rescue of cognitive function through environmental enrichment (EE) during aging has
been extensively documented. However, the age at onset, the duration of EE, and the …

Lifelong environmental enrichment in the absence of exercise protects the brain from age-related cognitive decline

AM Birch, ÁM Kelly - Neuropharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmental manipulations enhance neuroplasticity, with enrichment-induced cognitive
improvements linked to increased expression of growth factors and enhanced hippocampal …

Long-term exposure to environmental enrichment since youth prevents recognition memory decline and increases synaptic plasticity markers in aging

P Leal-Galicia, M Castañeda-Bueno… - Neurobiology of learning …, 2008 - Elsevier
Aging-associated brain changes include functional alterations that are usually related with
memory decline. Epidemiological reports show that a physically and intellectually active life …

Improvements to healthspan through environmental enrichment and lifestyle interventions: where are we now?

NJ Queen, QN Hassan, L Cao - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Environmental enrichment (EE) is an experimental paradigm that is used to explore how a
complex, stimulating environment can impact overall health. In laboratory animal …

Environmental enrichment as a positive behavioral intervention across the lifespan

P Sampedro-Piquero, A Begega - Current neuropharmacology, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: In recent decades, the interest in behavioral interventions has been growing
due to the higher prevalence of age-related cognitive impairments. Hence, behavioral …

Environmental enrichment applied with sensory components prevents age-related decline in synaptic dynamics: Evidence from the zebrafish model organism

ET Karoglu-Eravsar, MU Tuz-Sasik… - Experimental Gerontology, 2021 - Elsevier
Progression of cognitive decline with or without neurodegeneration varies among elderly
subjects. The main aim of the current study was to illuminate the molecular mechanisms that …

Environmental enrichment in murine models and its translation to human factors improving conditions in Alzheimer disease

MF Colavitta, L Grasso, FJ Barrantes - The Journal of Prevention of …, 2023 - Springer
With the aging of the world population, there has been a notable increase in the incidence of
Alzheimer disease (AD), the most prevalent neurodegenerative disease affecting the elderly …