The pro-cognitive mechanisms of physical exercise in people with schizophrenia

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 174, Issue 19, 2017, Pages 3161-3172

  Firth, Joseph ^a   Cotter, Jack ^a   Carney, Rebekah ^a   Yung, Alison R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; BASKETBALL; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CYCLING; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; JOGGING; KINESIOTHERAPY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; RUNNING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRETCHING EXERCISE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; ANIMAL; COGNITION;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 85018569244     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bph.13772     Document Type: Review

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