Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is one of the most distributed and extensively
studied neurotrophins in the mammalian brain. BDNF signals through the tropomycin …

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 …

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 …

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

This review provides the reader with the up‐to‐date evidence‐based basis for prescribing
exercise as medicine in the treatment of 26 different diseases: psychiatric diseases …

Physical activity (PA) may be therapeutic for people with severe mental illness (SMI) who
generally have low PA and experience numerous life style-related medical complications …

The profile of brain structural abnormalities in schizophrenia is still not fully understood,
despite decades of research using brain scans. To validate a prospective meta-analysis …

Cognitive deficits are pervasive among people with schizophrenia and treatment options are
limited. There has been an increased interest in the neurocognitive benefits of exercise, but …

Background Exercise may improve neuropsychiatric and cognitive symptoms in people with
mental disorders, but the totality of the evidence is unclear. We conducted a meta-review of …

Research on negative symptoms of schizophrenia has received renewed interest since the
1980s. A scientometric analysis that objectively maps scientific knowledge, with changes in …