Journal article
Exercise and circulating BDNF: Mechanisms of release and implications for the design of exercise interventions1
Abstract
Engagement in regular bouts of exercise confers numerous positive effects on brain health across the lifespan. Acute bouts of exercise transiently improve cognitive function, while long-term exercise training stimulates brain plasticity, improves brain function, and helps to stave off neurological disease. The action of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a candidate mechanism underlying these exercise-induced benefits and is the …
Authors
Walsh JJ; Tschakovsky ME
Journal
Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, Vol. 43, No. 11, pp. 1095–1104
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date
November 2018
DOI
10.1139/apnm-2018-0192
ISSN
1715-5312