Adult hippocampal neurogenesis reduces memory interference in humans: Opposing effects of aerobic exercise and depression

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue 7 APR, 2013, Pages

  Déry, Nicolas ^a   Pilgrim, Malcolm ^a   Gibala, Martin ^a   Gillen, Jenna ^a   Martin Wojtowicz, J ^b   MacQueen, Glenda ^c   Becker, Suzanna ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Exercise; Hippocampus; Interference; Neurogenesis; Pattern separation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84878822765     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2013.00066     Document Type: Article

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