Cognitive aging and the promise of physical activity

KI Erickson, SD Donofry, KR Sewell… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Is the field of cognitive aging irretrievably concerned with decline and deficits, or is it shifting
to emphasize the hope of preservation and enhancement of cognitive function in late life? A …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative efficacy of various exercise interventions on cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: a systematic review and …

X Huang, X Zhao, B Li, Y Cai, S Zhang, Q Wan… - Journal of sport and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Exercise is a promising nonpharmacological therapy for cognitive dysfunction,
but it is unclear which type of exercise is most effective. The objective of this study was to …

Exercise benefits on Alzheimer's disease: State-of-the-science

PL Valenzuela, A Castillo-García, JS Morales… - Ageing research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Although there is no unanimity, growing evidence supports the value of regular physical
exercise to prevent Alzheimer's disease as well as cognitive decline in affected patients …

The effects of acute exercise on mood, cognition, neurophysiology, and neurochemical pathways: a review

JC Basso, WA Suzuki - Brain Plasticity, 2017 - content.iospress.com
A significant body of work has investigated the effects of acute exercise, defined as a single
bout of physical activity, on mood and cognitive functions in humans. Several excellent …

Bridging animal and human models of exercise-induced brain plasticity

MW Voss, C Vivar, AF Kramer, H van Praag - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2013 - cell.com
Significant progress has been made in understanding the neurobiological mechanisms
through which exercise protects and restores the brain. In this feature review, we integrate …

Thinking, walking, talking: integratory motor and cognitive brain function

G Leisman, AA Moustafa, T Shafir - Frontiers in public health, 2016 - frontiersin.org
In this article, we argue that motor and cognitive processes are functionally related and most
likely share a similar evolutionary history. This is supported by clinical and neural data …

Exercise and hippocampal memory systems

MW Voss, C Soto, S Yoo, M Sodoma, C Vivar… - Trends in cognitive …, 2019 - cell.com
No medications prevent or reverse age-related cognitive decline. Physical activity (PA)
enhances memory in rodents, but findings are mixed in human studies. As a result, exercise …

Physical exercise and cognitive performance in the elderly: current perspectives

NJ Kirk-Sanchez, EL McGough - Clinical interventions in aging, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In an aging population with increasing incidence of dementia and cognitive impairment,
strategies are needed to slow age-related decline and reduce disease-related cognitive …

Exercise-induced neuroplasticity: a mechanistic model and prospects for promoting plasticity

J El-Sayes, D Harasym, CV Turco… - The …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Aerobic exercise improves cognitive and motor function by inducing neural changes
detected using molecular, cellular, and systems level neuroscience techniques. This review …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of exercise on cognitive abilities

F Gomez-Pinilla, C Hillman - Comprehensive Physiology, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Scientific evidence based on neuroimaging approaches over the last decade has
demonstrated the efficacy of physical activity improving cognitive health across the human …