Neuromodulation of aerobic exercise-A review

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue JAN, 2016, Pages

  Heijnen, Saskia ^a,b   Hommel, Bernhard ^a,b   Kibele, Armin ^c   Colzato, Lorenza S ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; BDNF; Dopamine; Endocannabinoids; HPA axis; Serotonin; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958568081     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01890     Document Type: Short Survey

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