A single bout of high-intensity aerobic exercise facilitates response to paired associative stimulation and promotes sequence-specific implicit motor learning

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1325-1336

  Mang, Cameron S ^a   Snow, Nicholas J ^a   Campbell, Kristin L ^a   Ross, Colin J D ^a   Boyd, Lara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Motor learning; Neuroplasticity

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR, HUMAN;

ADULT; BLOOD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84914166074     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00498.2014     Document Type: Article

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