Effects of exercise training interventions on executive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

FT Chen, JL Etnier, KH Chan, PK Chiu, TM Hung… - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Chronic exercise training has been shown be to positively associated with
executive function (EF) in older adults. However, whether the exercise training effect on EF …

Understanding the broad influence of sex hormones and sex differences in the brain

BS McEwen, TA Milner - Journal of neuroscience research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Sex hormones act throughout the entire brain of both males and females via both genomic
and nongenomic receptors. Sex hormones can act through many cellular and molecular …

Sex differences in exercise efficacy to improve cognition: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in older humans

CK Barha, JC Davis, RS Falck, LS Nagamatsu… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Exercise is a non-pharmacological strategy to mitigate the deleterious effects of aging on
brain health. However, a large amount of variation exists in its efficacy. Sex of participants …

Exercise mimetics: harnessing the therapeutic effects of physical activity

C Gubert, AJ Hannan - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Exercise mimetics are a proposed class of therapeutics that specifically mimic or enhance
the therapeutic effects of exercise. Increased physical activity has demonstrated positive …

Positive effect of acute mild exercise on executive function via arousal-related prefrontal activations: an fNIRS study

K Byun, K Hyodo, K Suwabe, G Ochi, Y Sakairi, M Kato… - Neuroimage, 2014 - Elsevier
Despite the practical implication of mild exercise, little is known about its influence on
executive function and its neural substrates. To address these issues, the present study …

Physical exercise increases adult hippocampal neurogenesis in male rats provided it is aerobic and sustained

MS Nokia, S Lensu, JP Ahtiainen… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Key points Aerobic exercise, such as running, enhances adult hippocampal neurogenesis
(AHN) in rodents. Little is known about the effects of high‐intensity interval training (HIT) or …

Sex in the brain: hormones and sex differences

J Marrocco, BS McEwen - Dialogues in clinical neuroscience, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Contrary to popular belief, sex hormones act throughout the entire brain of both males and
females via both genomic and nongenomic receptors. Many neural and behavioral functions …

Rapid stimulation of human dentate gyrus function with acute mild exercise

K Suwabe, K Byun, K Hyodo… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Physical exercise has beneficial effects on neurocognitive function, including hippocampus-
dependent episodic memory. Exercise intensity level can be assessed according to whether …

Aerobic exercise: evidence for a direct brain effect to slow parkinson disease progression

JE Ahlskog - Mayo clinic proceedings, 2018 - Elsevier
No medications are proven to slow the progression of Parkinson disease (PD). Of special
concern with longer-standing PD is cognitive decline, as well as motor symptoms …

Sex, hormones and neurogenesis in the hippocampus: hormonal modulation of neurogenesis and potential functional implications

LAM Galea, SR Wainwright, MM Roes… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The hippocampus is an area of the brain that undergoes dramatic plasticity in response to
experience and hormone exposure. The hippocampus retains the ability to produce new …