Exercise benefits brain function: the monoamine connection

TW Lin, YM Kuo - Brain sciences, 2013 - mdpi.com
The beneficial effects of exercise on brain function have been demonstrated in animal
models and in a growing number of clinical studies on humans. There are multiple …

Adaptive responses of neuronal mitochondria to bioenergetic challenges: Roles in neuroplasticity and disease resistance

SM Raefsky, MP Mattson - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
An important concept in neurobiology is “neurons that fire together, wire together” which
means that the formation and maintenance of synapses is promoted by activation of those …

Muscles and their myokines

BK Pedersen - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2011 - journals.biologists.com
In the past, the role of physical activity as a life-style modulating factor has been considered
as that of a tool to balance energy intake. Although it is important to avoid obesity, physical …

Cardiovascular fitness is associated with cognition in young adulthood

MAI Åberg, NL Pedersen, K Torén… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
During early adulthood, a phase in which the central nervous system displays considerable
plasticity and in which important cognitive traits are shaped, the effects of exercise on …

Exercise-induced myokines and their role in chronic diseases

BK Pedersen - Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2011 - Elsevier
Physical inactivity has recently been identified as a major and independent risk factor for the
development of dementia and cognitive decline. In addition to the effect of exercise with …

Exercise exerts neuroprotective effects on Parkinson's disease model of rats

N Tajiri, T Yasuhara, T Shingo, A Kondo, W Yuan… - Brain research, 2010 - Elsevier
Recent studies demonstrate that rehabilitation ameliorates physical and cognitive
impairments of patients with stroke, spinal cord injury, and other neurological diseases and …

A meta-regression of the long-term effects of deep brain stimulation on balance and gait in PD

RJ St. George, JG Nutt, KJ Burchiel, FB Horak - Neurology, 2010 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) alleviates the cardinal Parkinson disease (PD)
symptoms of tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia. However, its effects on postural instability …

Randomized controlled trial evaluating the temporal effects of high‐intensity exercise on learning, short‐term and long‐term memory, and prospective memory

E Frith, E Sng, PD Loprinzi - European Journal of Neuroscience, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The broader purpose of this study was to examine the temporal effects of high‐intensity
exercise on learning, short‐term and long‐term retrospective memory and prospective …

The efficacy of physical exercise interventions on mental health, cognitive function, and ADHD symptoms in children and adolescents with ADHD: an umbrella review

S Dastamooz, D Sadeghi-Bahmani… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background A considerable number of published reviews have addressed the effects of
physical exercise on mental health, cognitive function, or attention-deficit hyperactivity …

Running exercise protects the substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons against inflammation-induced degeneration via the activation of BDNF signaling pathway

SY Wu, TF Wang, L Yu, CJ Jen, JI Chuang… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by a progressive and selective loss of
dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra (SN). Although the etiology of PD …