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If you choose to follow any links to the abstract and/or complete text of the item listed below, you will be leaving the Strategian Web site. If you wish to return to this page from the Web page you are sent to, please use the Back option of your browser. Carl W. Cotman and Nicole C. Berchtold Exercise: A Behavioral Intervention to Enhance Brain Health and Plasticity. (... over the past decade, a number of studies on humans have shown the benefits of exercise on brain health and function, particularly in aging populations. Voluntary exercise and behavioral stimulation are particularly crucial from middle age onwards, when the brain faces a series of challenges that can include the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease [AD]. The authors of this article conclude that exercise is a simple and widely practised behavior that activates molecular and cellular cascades that support and maintain beneficial changes in the brain throughout life--changes that help the brain work better [at taking in information from the environment] and changes that activate mechanisms that protect the brain from damage. The clinical literature has recognized for years that exercise affects overall health and brain function. Scientific studies are now strengthening the premise that exercise can benefit brain function. Other keywords and phrases -- BDNF, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, cognitive function, hippocampal, hippocampus, improve, improving, learning, mental performance -- from the abstract and text of the article; see the bibliography) Trends in Neurosciences Volume 25, Number 6 (June 1, 2002): 295-301. How to find the above journal, magazine, or other publication? See Step 3: Locate of the Information Strategy for details. Questions? Please let me know. |
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