Exercise, brain, and cognition across the life span

Michelle W Voss; Lindsay S Nagamatsu; Teresa Liu-Ambrose; Arthur F Kramer

doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00210.2011

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Exercise, brain, and cognition across the life span

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Exercise, brain, and cognition across the life span

Michelle W Voss, Lindsay S Nagamatsu, Teresa Liu-Ambrose and Arthur F Kramer

Journal of applied physiology (1985), Vol.111(5), pp.1505-1513

Physiology and Pathophysiology of Physical Inactivity

11/2011

DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00210.2011

PMCID: PMC3220305

PMID: 21527670

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This is a brief review of current evidence for the relationships between physical activity and exercise and the brain and cognition throughout the life span in non-pathological populations. We focus on the effects of both aerobic and resistance training and provide a brief overview of potential neurobiological mechanisms derived from non-human animal models. Whereas research has focused primarily on the benefits of aerobic exercise in youth and young adult populations, there is growing evidence that both aerobic and resistance training are important for maintaining cognitive and brain health in old age. Finally, in these contexts, we point out gaps in the literature and future directions that will help advance the field of exercise neuroscience, including more studies that explicitly examine the effect of exercise type and intensity on cognition, the brain, and clinically significant outcomes. There is also a need for human neuroimaging studies to adopt a more unified multi-modal framework and for greater interaction between human and animal models of exercise effects on brain and cognition across the life span.

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Title: Subtitle: Exercise, brain, and cognition across the life span
Creators: Michelle W Voss - Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Lindsay S Nagamatsu - Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Teresa Liu-Ambrose - The Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia; and
Arthur F Kramer - Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of applied physiology (1985), Vol.111(5), pp.1505-1513
Series: Physiology and Pathophysiology of Physical Inactivity
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00210.2011
PMID: 21527670
PMCID: PMC3220305
NLM abbreviation: J Appl Physiol (1985)
ISSN: 8750-7587
eISSN: 1522-1601
Publisher: American Physiological Society; Bethesda, MD
Language: English
Date published: 11/2011
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Record Identifier: 9984002465002771

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