[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 …

Physical activity to improve cognition in older adults: can physical activity programs enriched with cognitive challenges enhance the effects? A systematic review and …

F Gheysen, L Poppe, A DeSmet, S Swinnen… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Aging-related cognitive decline and cognitive impairment greatly impacts older
adults' daily life. The worldwide ageing of the population and associated wave of dementia …

Exercise, sports, and performance arts benefit cognition via a common process.

PD Tomporowski, C Pesce - Psychological bulletin, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Exercise training is widely promoted as a method to enhance both physical health and
cognitive function. Although routine exercise engenders physiological adaptations to the …

Functional and/or structural brain changes in response to resistance exercises and resistance training lead to cognitive improvements–a systematic review

F Herold, A Törpel, L Schega, NG Müller - European Review of Aging and …, 2019 - Springer
Background During the aging process, physical capabilities (eg, muscular strength) and
cognitive functions (eg, memory) gradually decrease. Regarding cognitive functions …

Lactate and BDNF: key mediators of exercise induced neuroplasticity?

P Müller, Y Duderstadt, V Lessmann… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Accumulating evidence from animal and human studies supports the notion that physical
exercise can enhance neuroplasticity and thus reduce the risk of several neurodegenerative …

[HTML][HTML] Thinking while moving or moving while thinking–concepts of motor-cognitive training for cognitive performance enhancement

F Herold, D Hamacher, L Schega… - Frontiers in aging …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The demographic change in industrial countries, with increasingly sedentary lifestyles, has a
negative impact on mental health. Normal and pathological aging leads to cognitive deficits …

The aerobic and cognitive exercise study (ACES) for community-dwelling older adults with or at-risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI): neuropsychological …

C Anderson-Hanley, NM Barcelos… - Frontiers in aging …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Prior research has found that cognitive benefits of physical exercise and brain health in
older adults may be enhanced when mental exercise is interactive simultaneously, as in …

Dance for neuroplasticity: A descriptive systematic review

L Teixeira-Machado, RM Arida… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
We conducted a systematic review of randomized clinical trials to investigate whether dance
practice promotes neuroplasticity. We also determined how dancing is able to alter (1) brain …

[HTML][HTML] Dancing or fitness sport? The effects of two training programs on hippocampal plasticity and balance abilities in healthy seniors

K Rehfeld, P Müller, N Aye, M Schmicker… - Frontiers in human …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Age-related degenerations in brain structure are associated with balance disturbances and
cognitive impairments. However, neuroplasticity is known to be preserved throughout …

Effects of an in-home multicomponent exergame training on physical functions, cognition, and brain volume of older adults: a randomized controlled trial

M Adcock, M Fankhauser, J Post, K Lutz… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Aging is associated with a decline in physical functions, cognition and brain structure.
Considering that human life is based on an inseparable physical-cognitive interplay …