Physical activity and depression: Towards understanding the antidepressant mechanisms of physical activity

A Kandola, G Ashdown-Franks, J Hendrikse… - Neuroscience & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Physical activity can treat and prevent depressive symptoms, but its antidepressant
mechanisms are yet to be established. In this review, we comprehensively assess key …

Relationship between exercise and Alzheimer's disease: a narrative literature review

Q Meng, MS Lin, IS Tzeng - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
This narrative review aimed to summarize evidence regarding the responses to exercise
among patients with preclinical Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the effectiveness of long-term …

Exercise, cognitive function, and aging

JN Barnes - Advances in physiology education, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Increasing the lifespan of a population is often a marker of a country's success. With the
percentage of the population over 65 yr of age expanding, managing the health and …

Alzheimer's disease and exercise: a literature review

SP Cass - Current sports medicine reports, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that impairs memory
and cognitive judgment. It is the leading cause of dementia in late adult life and is …

HIITing the brain with exercise: mechanisms, consequences and practical recommendations

TA Calverley, S Ogoh, CJ Marley… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing number of older adults has seen a corresponding growth in those affected by
neurovascular diseases, including stroke and dementia. Since cures are currently …

Higher levels of cardiovascular fitness are associated with better executive function and prefrontal oxygenation in younger and older women

O Dupuy, CJ Gauthier, SA Fraser… - Frontiers in human …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Aim: Many studies have suggested that physical exercise training improves cognition and
more selectively executive functions. There is a growing interest to clarify the …

Cerebral hemodynamics in normal aging: central artery stiffness, wave reflection, and pressure pulsatility

T Tarumi, MA Khan, J Liu, BM Tseng… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Blood ejected from the left ventricle perfuses the brain via central elastic arteries, which
stiffen with advancing age and may elevate the risk of end-organ damage. The purpose of …

Effects of age and sex on middle cerebral artery blood velocity and flow pulsatility index across the adult lifespan

MR Alwatban, SE Aaron, CS Kaufman… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Reduced middle cerebral artery blood velocity (MCAv) and flow pulsatility are contributors to
age-related cerebrovascular disease pathogenesis. It is unknown whether the rate of …

One-year aerobic exercise reduced carotid arterial stiffness and increased cerebral blood flow in amnestic mild cognitive impairment

T Tomoto, J Liu, BY Tseng, EP Pasha… - Journal of …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
Background: Central arterial stiffness and brain hypoperfusion are emerging risk factors of
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aerobic exercise training (AET) may improve central arterial …

Regulation of the cerebral circulation by arterial carbon dioxide

RL Hoiland, JA Fisher, PN Ainslie - Comprehensive Physiology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Intact, coordinated, and precisely regulated cerebrovascular responses are required for the
maintenance of cerebral metabolic homeostasis, adequate perfusion, oxygen delivery, and …