Acute Exercise Improves Prefrontal Cortex but not Hippocampal Function in Healthy Adults

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 791-801

  Basso, Julia C ^a   Shang, Andrea ^a   Elman, Meredith ^a   Karmouta, Ryan ^a   Suzuki, Wendy A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Hippocampus; Learning; Memory; Plasticity; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TIME FACTORS; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949217867     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135561771500106X     Document Type: Article

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