Voluntary wheel running: patterns and physiological effects in mice

G Manzanares, G Brito-da-Silva… - Brazilian journal of …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Exercise can prevent and improve the pathophysiology of diseases and promote healthy
aging. Thus, understanding the mechanisms that regulate the beneficial effects of exercise …

Neurobiology of exercise

RK Dishman, HR Berthoud, FW Booth, CW Cotman… - …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Voluntary physical activity and exercise training can favorably influence brain plasticity by
facilitating neurogenerative, neuroadaptive, and neuroprotective processes. At least some of …

Exercise hormone irisin is a critical regulator of cognitive function

MR Islam, S Valaris, MF Young, EB Haley, R Luo… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Identifying secreted mediators that drive the cognitive benefits of exercise holds great
promise for the treatment of cognitive decline in ageing or Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here …

Evaluation of a simple model of ethanol drinking to intoxication in C57BL/6J mice

JS Rhodes, K Best, JK Belknap, DA Finn… - Physiology & …, 2005 - Elsevier
Because of intrinsic differences between humans and mice, no single mouse model can
represent all features of a complex human trait such as alcoholism. It is therefore necessary …

The biological control of voluntary exercise, spontaneous physical activity and daily energy expenditure in relation to obesity: human and rodent perspectives

T Garland Jr, H Schutz, MA Chappell… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.biologists.com
Mammals expend energy in many ways, including basic cellular maintenance and repair,
digestion, thermoregulation, locomotion, growth and reproduction. These processes can …

Addiction as vulnerabilities in the decision process

AD Redish, S Jensen, A Johnson - Behavioral and brain sciences, 2008 - cambridge.org
In our target article, we proposed that addiction could be envisioned as misperformance of a
decision-making machinery described by two systems (deliberative and habit systems) …

Variation and homogeneity in affective responses to physical activity of varying intensities: an alternative perspective on dose–response based on evolutionary …

P Ekkekakis, EE Hall, SJ Petruzzello - Journal of sports sciences, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
A model for systematic changes in patterns of inter-individual variation in affective responses
to physical activity of varying intensities is presented, as a conceptual alternative to the …

Let them roam free? Physiological and psychological evidence for the potential of self-selected exercise intensity in public health

P Ekkekakis - Sports medicine, 2009 - Springer
In recommending physical activity for public health, authors have advocated either an
approach in which the participant is to follow a prescription developed by a professional or …

Sex‐dependent differences in voluntary physical activity

CS Rosenfeld - Journal of neuroscience research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Numbers of overweight and obese individuals are increasing in the United States and
globally, and, correspondingly, the associated health care costs are rising dramatically …

Running induces widespread structural alterations in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex

AM Stranahan, D Khalil, E Gould - Hippocampus, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Physical activity enhances hippocampal function but its effects on neuronal structure remain
relatively unexplored outside of the dentate gyrus. Using Golgi impregnation and the …