Physical activity decreases the risk of a network of diseases, and exercise may be
prescribed as medicine for lifestyle-related disorders such as type 2 diabetes, dementia …

Abstract The 'Executive Functions'(EFs) of inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive
flexibility enable us to think before we act, resist temptations or impulsive reactions, stay …

Executive functions (EFs) make possible mentally playing with ideas; taking the time to think
before acting; meeting novel, unanticipated challenges; resisting temptations; and staying …

Neurological and mental illnesses account for a considerable proportion of the global
burden of disease. Exercise has many beneficial effects on brain health, contributing to …

Objective To examine the dose-response relationship between overall and specific types of
exercise with cognitive function in older adults. Design Systematic Review and Bayesian …

Hippocampal volume increase in response to aerobic exercise has been consistently
observed in animal models. However, the evidence from human studies is equivocal. We …

Exercise has been shown to benefit brain structure and function, particularly in aging
populations. However, the mechanisms by which exercise exerts its effects, especially in …

Review of the evidence on, and fundamental questions about, efforts to improve executive
functions, including working memory Page 166 8 Review of the Evidence on, and Fundamental …

New advances in neurobiology are revealing that brain development and the learning it
enables are directly dependent on social-emotional experience. Growing bodies of research …

Combined cognitive and physical exercise interventions have potential to elicit cognitive
benefits in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia. This meta-analysis …