Physical exercise as an epigenetic modulator of brain plasticity and cognition

J Fernandes, RM Arida, F Gomez-Pinilla - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2017 - Elsevier
A large amount of evidence has demonstrated the power of exercise to support cognitive
function, the effects of which can last for considerable time. An emerging line of scientific …

Oxygen consumption and usage during physical exercise: the balance between oxidative stress and ROS-dependent adaptive signaling

Z Radak, Z Zhao, E Koltai, H Ohno… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
The complexity of human DNA has been affected by aerobic metabolism, including
endurance exercise and oxygen toxicity. Aerobic endurance exercise could play an …

Be smart, exercise your heart: exercise effects on brain and cognition

CH Hillman, KI Erickson, AF Kramer - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2008 - nature.com
An emerging body of multidisciplinary literature has documented the beneficial influence of
physical activity engendered through aerobic exercise on selective aspects of brain function …

[HTML][HTML] The contribution of physical exercise to brain resilience

RM Arida, L Teixeira-Machado - Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Increasing attention has been given to understanding resilience to brain diseases, often
described as brain or cognitive reserve. Among the protective factors for the development of …

Environment and brain plasticity: towards an endogenous pharmacotherapy

A Sale, N Berardi, L Maffei - Physiological reviews, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Brain plasticity refers to the remarkable property of cerebral neurons to change their
structure and function in response to experience, a fundamental theoretical theme in the …

Nurturing brain plasticity: impact of environmental enrichment

L Baroncelli, C Braschi, M Spolidoro… - Cell Death & …, 2010 - nature.com
Environmental enrichment (EE) is known to profoundly affect the central nervous system
(CNS) at the functional, anatomical and molecular level, both during the critical period and …

Maternal obesity impairs hippocampal BDNF production and spatial learning performance in young mouse offspring

Y Tozuka, M Kumon, E Wada, M Onodera… - Neurochemistry …, 2010 - Elsevier
Maternal obesity may affect the child's long-term development and health, increasing the risk
of diabetes and metabolic syndrome. In addition to the metabolic and endocrine systems …

The influences of diet and exercise on mental health through hormesis

F Gomez-Pinilla - Ageing research reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
It is likely that the capacity of the brain to remain healthy during aging depends upon its
ability to adapt and nurture in response to environmental challenges. In these terms, main …

Diet‐induced obesity in female mice leads to peroxidized lipid accumulations and impairment of hippocampal neurogenesis during the early life of their offspring

Y Tozuka, E Wada, K Wada - The FASEB Journal, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Maternal obesity may affect the child's long‐term development and health. However, there is
little information about the involvement of maternal obesity in the brain development of …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal exercise improves insulin sensitivity in mature rat offspring

LG Carter, NR Qi, R De Cabo… - Medicine and science in …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Recent findings have shown the intrauterine environment can negatively influence
long-term insulin sensitivity in the offspring. In an attempt to be pro-active, we set out to …