[HTML][HTML] Ageing, cognitive decline, and effects of physical exercise: complexities, and considerations from animal models

GM Caruso, S Nicolas, PJ Lucassen, JD Mul… - Brain …, 2024 - content.iospress.com
In our ageing global population, the cognitive decline associated with dementia and
neurodegenerative diseases represents a major healthcare problem. To date, there are no …

[HTML][HTML] The neuroprotective effects of exercise: maintaining a healthy brain throughout aging

LM Vecchio, Y Meng, K Xhima, N Lipsman… - Brain …, 2018 - content.iospress.com
Physical activity plays an essential role in maintaining a healthy body, yet it also provides
unique benefits for the vascular and cellular systems that sustain a healthy brain. While the …

Physical exercise‐induced adult neurogenesis: a good strategy to prevent cognitive decline in neurodegenerative diseases?

S Yau, J Gil-Mohapel, BR Christie… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Cumulative evidence has indicated that there is an important role for adult hippocampal
neurogenesis in cognitive function. With the increasing prevalence of cognitive decline …

Can physical exercise in old age improve memory and hippocampal function?

E Duzel, H van Praag, M Sendtner - Brain, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Physical exercise can convey a protective effect against cognitive decline in ageing and
Alzheimer's disease. While the long-term health-promoting and protective effects of exercise …

Physical activity and the maintenance of cognition: learning from animal models

CW Cotman, NC Berchtold - Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2007 - Elsevier
Although exercise has long been equated with better physical health, there is now extensive
research showing that it has substantial benefits for the brain as well. From an Alzheimer's …

[HTML][HTML] Bridging animal and human models of exercise-induced brain plasticity

MW Voss, C Vivar, AF Kramer, H van Praag - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2013 - cell.com
Significant progress has been made in understanding the neurobiological mechanisms
through which exercise protects and restores the brain. In this feature review, we integrate …

Capitalizing on cortical plasticity: influence of physical activity on cognition and brain function

AF Kramer, KI Erickson - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2007 - cell.com
Given the aging populations in many countries throughout the world, there is an increasing
interest in lifestyle factors and interventions that will enhance the cognitive vitality of older …

Physical exercise induces hippocampal neurogenesis and prevents cognitive decline

CL Ma, XT Ma, JJ Wang, H Liu, YF Chen… - Behavioural brain …, 2017 - Elsevier
Accumulating evidence from animal and human research indicate that adult hippocampal
neurogenesis plays a key role in cognition. Meanwhile, cognitive decline is well known to …

[HTML][HTML] Exercising new neurons to vanquish Alzheimer disease

M Llorens-Martín - Brain plasticity, 2018 - content.iospress.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia in individuals over 65 years of
age. The neuropathological hallmarks of the condition are Tau neurofibrillary tangles and …

Exercise counteracts declining hippocampal function in aging and Alzheimer's disease

KA Intlekofer, CW Cotman - Neurobiology of disease, 2013 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) afflicts more than 5.4 million Americans and ranks as the most
common type of dementia (Thies and Bleiler, 2011), yet effective pharmacological …