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Carmen Vivar1, Michelle C Potter, Henriette van Praag.
Abstract
Accumulating evidence from animal and human research shows exercise benefits learning and memory, which may reduce the risk of neurodegenerative diseases, and could delay age-related cognitive decline. Exercise-induced improvements in learning and memory are correlated with enhanced adult hippocampal neurogenesis and increased activity-dependent synaptic plasticity. In this present chapter we will highlight the effects of physical activity on cognition in rodents, as well as on dentate gyrus (DG) neurogenesis, synaptic plasticity, spine density, neurotransmission and growth factors, in particular brain-derived nerve growth factor (BDNF).Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 22847651 PMCID: PMC4565722 DOI: 10.1007/7854_2012_220
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Top Behav Neurosci ISSN: 1866-3370