Move your body, boost your brain: the positive impact of physical activity on cognition across all age groups

F Festa, S Medori, M Macrì - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
While the physical improvements from exercise have been well documented over the years,
the impact of physical activity on mental health has recently become an object of interest …

Evidence for exercise-related plasticity in functional and structural neural network connectivity

J Won, DD Callow, GS Pena, MA Gogniat… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The number of studies investigating exercise and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)-related
changes in the functional and structural organization of brain networks continues to rise …

The urban built environment, walking and mental health outcomes among older adults: a pilot study

J Roe, A Mondschein, C Neale, L Barnes… - Frontiers in public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The benefits of walking in older age include improved cognitive health (eg, mental alertness,
improved memory functioning) and a reduced risk of stress, depression and dementia …

Effectiveness of Smartphone‐Based Physical Activity Interventions on Individuals' Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review

MA Emberson, A Lalande, D Wang… - BioMed research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Purpose. The following review synthesized the currently available literature
evaluating the effectiveness of smartphone‐based physical activity applications on various …

[HTML][HTML] The contribution of functional magnetic resonance imaging to the understanding of the effects of acute physical exercise on cognition

F Herold, N Aye, N Lehmann, M Taubert, NG Müller - Brain sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The fact that a single bout of acute physical exercise has a positive impact on cognition is
well-established in the literature, but the neural correlates that underlie these cognitive …

Hippocampal functional connectivity and memory performance after exercise intervention in older adults with mild cognitive impairment

J Won, DD Callow, GS Pena… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Exercise training (ET) has neuroprotective effects in the hippocampus, a key
brain region for memory that is vulnerable to age-related dysfunction. Objective: We …

Effect of acute physical exercise on executive functions and emotional recognition: analysis of moderate to high intensity in young adults

H Aguirre-Loaiza, J Arenas, I Arias… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Physical exercise (PE) is associated with cognitive changes and brain function. However, it
is required to clarify the effect of PE in different intensities, population groups conditions and …

Well-being and mobility: A new perspective

A Ferdman - Transportation research part A: policy and practice, 2021 - Elsevier
The connections between transportation and subjective well-being have received increasing
attention in the transportation literature. Yet there are few studies on the relationship …

Impact of exercise on older adults' mood is moderated by sleep and mediated by altered brain connectivity

AJ Alfini, J Won, LR Weiss, CC Nyhuis… - Social Cognitive and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Older adults comprise the fastest growing global demographic and are at increased risk of
poor mental health outcomes. Although aerobic exercise and sleep are critical to the …

Emotional processing and positive affect after acute exercise in healthy older adults

Y Kommula, JJ Purcell, DD Callow, J Won… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The well‐elucidated improvement of mood immediately after exercise in older adults
presumably involves adaptations in emotion‐processing brain networks. However, little is …