Physical activity and depression: Towards understanding the antidepressant mechanisms of physical activity

A Kandola, G Ashdown-Franks, J Hendrikse… - Neuroscience & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Physical activity can treat and prevent depressive symptoms, but its antidepressant
mechanisms are yet to be established. In this review, we comprehensively assess key …

Exercise benefits on Alzheimer's disease: State-of-the-science

PL Valenzuela, A Castillo-García, JS Morales… - Ageing research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Although there is no unanimity, growing evidence supports the value of regular physical
exercise to prevent Alzheimer's disease as well as cognitive decline in affected patients …

Exercise effects on depression: Possible neural mechanisms

S Gujral, H Aizenstein, CF Reynolds III… - General hospital …, 2017 - Elsevier
Depression is a syndrome of stress-and emotion-dysregulation, involving compromised
structural integrity of frontal-limbic networks. Meta-analytic evidence indicates that volumetric …

Physical exercise as a preventive or disease-modifying treatment of dementia and brain aging

JE Ahlskog, YE Geda, NR Graff-Radford… - Mayo clinic …, 2011 - Elsevier
A rapidly growing literature strongly suggests that exercise, specifically aerobic exercise,
may attenuate cognitive impairment and reduce dementia risk. We used PubMed (keywords …

The impact of exercise on the cognitive functioning of healthy older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ME Kelly, D Loughrey, BA Lawlor, IH Robertson… - Ageing research …, 2014 - Elsevier
Data from epidemiological, cross-sectional, and neuroimaging research show a relationship
between higher levels of exercise and reduced risk of cognitive decline but evidence from …

Aerobic exercise and neurocognitive performance: a meta-analytic review of randomized controlled trials

PJ Smith, JA Blumenthal, BM Hoffman… - Psychosomatic …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To assess the effects of aerobic exercise training on neurocognitive
performance. Although the effects of exercise on neurocognition have been the subject of …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity, fitness, and gray matter volume

KI Erickson, RL Leckie, AM Weinstein - Neurobiology of aging, 2014 - Elsevier
In this review, we explore the association among physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness,
and exercise on gray matter volume in older adults. We conclude that higher …

Benefits of regular aerobic exercise for executive functioning in healthy populations

H Guiney, L Machado - Psychonomic bulletin & review, 2013 - Springer
Research suggests that regular aerobic exercise has the potential to improve executive
functioning, even in healthy populations. The purpose of this review is to elucidate which …

Dynamics of cognitive control: Theoretical bases, paradigms, and a view for the future

G Gratton, P Cooper, M Fabiani, CS Carter… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cognitive control (with the closely related concepts of attention control and executive
function) encompasses the collection of processes that are involved in generating and …

Structural and functional brain changes related to different types of physical activity across the life span

C Voelcker-Rehage, C Niemann - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Physical activity has been shown to improve cognitive functioning. Research has largely
focused on cognitive facilitation by cardiovascular exercise in older adults. Only few studies …