[HTML][HTML] Brain-derived neurotrophic factor: a key molecule for memory in the healthy and the pathological brain

M Miranda, JF Morici, MB Zanoni… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a key molecule involved in plastic changes
related to learning and memory. The expression of BDNF is highly regulated, and can lead …

Revisiting the cholinergic hypothesis in the development of Alzheimer's disease

LA Craig, NS Hong, RJ McDonald - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2011 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia affecting the elderly
population today; however, there is currently no accurate description of the etiology of this …

Physical exercise during adolescence versus adulthood: differential effects on object recognition memory and brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels

ME Hopkins, R Nitecki, DJ Bucci - Neuroscience, 2011 - Elsevier
It is well established that physical exercise can enhance hippocampal-dependent forms of
learning and memory in laboratory animals, commensurate with increases in hippocampal …

Physical exercise enhances cognitive flexibility as well as astrocytic and synaptic markers in the medial prefrontal cortex

AT Brockett, EA LaMarca, E Gould - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Physical exercise enhances a wide range of cognitive functions in humans. Running-
induced cognitive enhancement has also been demonstrated in rodents but with a strong …

Exercise increases mTOR signaling in brain regions involved in cognition and emotional behavior

BA Lloyd, HS Hake, T Ishiwata, CE Farmer… - Behavioural brain …, 2017 - Elsevier
Exercise can enhance learning and memory and produce resistance against stress-related
psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety. In rats, these beneficial effects of …

Choline supplementation and DNA methylation in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of rats exposed to alcohol during development

NKH Otero, JD Thomas, CA Saski… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background Some of the most frequent deficits seen in children with fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders (FASD) and in animal models of FASD are spatial memory impairments and …

BDNF expression in perirhinal cortex is associated with exercise-induced improvement in object recognition memory

ME Hopkins, DJ Bucci - Neurobiology of learning and memory, 2010 - Elsevier
Physical exercise induces widespread neurobiological adaptations and improves learning
and memory. Most research in this field has focused on hippocampus-based spatial tasks …

Neuroprotective effects of physical activity via the adaptation of astrocytes

G Maugeri, V D'Agata, B Magrì, F Roggio, A Castorina… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The multifold benefits of regular physical exercise have been largely demonstrated in
human and animal models. Several studies have reported the beneficial effects of physical …

Chronic disruption of circadian rhythms impairs hippocampal memory in the rat

LA Craig, RJ McDonald - Brain research bulletin, 2008 - Elsevier
Circadian related disorders and alterations in sleep–wake patterns are common complaints
in the elderly, especially those diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The negative physical …

The beneficial effects of olibanum on memory deficit induced by hypothyroidism in adult rats tested in Morris water maze

M Hosseini, MAR Hadjzadeh, M Derakhshan… - Archives of pharmacal …, 2010 - Springer
Functional consequences of hypothyroidism include impaired learning and memory and
inability to produce long-term potentiation (LTP) in hippocampus. Olibanum has been used …