Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory

By Kirk I. Erickson, Michelle W. Voss, Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, Chandramallika Basak, A. Szabo, L. Chaddock, Jennifer S. Kim, Susie Heo, H. Alves, S. White and 8 more. 2011

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Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Neurology

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Human Hippocampal Neurogenesis Persists throughout Aging (2018, neutral): “, 2008), and hippocampal volume (Erickson et al., 2011), although it is likely that older individuals exercised less than younger people.”
Hallmarks of Brain Aging: Adaptive and Pathological Modification by Metabolic States (2018, background): “For example, aerobic exercise increases hippocampal volume (Erickson et al., 2011), whereas excessive energy intake and obesity accelerate hippocampal atrophy (Cherbuin et al.”
Updating the Evidence for Physical Activity: Summative Reviews of the Epidemiological Evidence, Prevalence, and Interventions to Promote "Active Aging". (2016, background): “Further, among those who exercise, there is clinical and neuroimaging evidence of larger hippocampal volumes (Erickson et al., 2011), better cerebrovascular flow, and better performance of functional MRI-defined cognitive tasks (Ahlskog et al.”
The Bilingual Adaptation: How Minds Accommodate Experience (2017, background): “…as formal education (Bennett et al., 2003; Kramer et al., 2004; Wilson, Barnes, & Bennett, 2003), aerobic exercise (Colcombe & Kramer, 2003; Erickson et al., 2011), and stimulating leisure activities (Ferreira et T hi s do cu m en t is co py ri gh te d by th e A m er ic an Ps yc ho lo…”
Positive effect of acute mild exercise on executive function via arousal-related prefrontal activations: An fNIRS study (2014, background): “Recent studies have shown that chronic exercise can not only lead to structural changes of the brain (Colcombe et al., 2006; Erickson et al., 2011; Hillman et al., 2008), but also lower the risks of age-related cognitive decline and neurological diseases later in life (Lautenschlager et al., 2008;…”
Learning, attentional control and action video games (2012, background): “Similarly, studies investigating the effects of aerobic exercise on cognition often contrast performance in the experimental aerobic exercise group with a group trained in some other ﬁtness-related regimen such as stretching [91].”
Improving Methodological Standards in Behavioral Interventions for Cognitive Enhancement (2019, background): “For instance, in studies on the effects of aerobic exercise on cognitive health, common control conditions involve plausible potential benefits, but do not harness the systemic changes hypothesized to be critical to the effects of aerobic exercise (e.g., toning and stretching which are largely non-a”
Brain metabolism in health, aging, and neurodegeneration (2017, neutral): “Neuroimaging studies have shown that exercise targets specific brain areas, namely prefrontal and medial temporal cortices (Berchicci et al, 2013), and hippocampus (Kerr et al, 2010; Erickson et al, 2011, 2014).”
Brain on stress: How the social environment gets under the skin (2012, background): “Moreover, there is evidence that the aging brain loses its resilience [that is, its ability to recover from stress-induced changes (18) as well as those changes caused by isolation and an unhealthy lifestyle], which can be ameliorated by top-down interventions, such as physical activity and positive”
Neurobiological and Systemic Effects of Chronic Stress (2017, background): “In contrast, normal brain aging involves potentially reversible loss of resilience, which, for example, can be counteracted by regular physical activity.(12) In order to appreciate this, we now consider the diverse role of adrenal steroids and excitatory amino acids working in concert with other med”
Spatial Topography of Individual-Specific Cortical Networks Predicts Human Cognition, Personality and Emotion (2017, background): “One important caveat is that most previous studies associating anatomical size with functional importance are focused on smaller brain structures (Erickson et al., 2011; Holmes et al., 2016; Sabuncu et al., 2016), rather than large-scale networks.”
Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognitive Functioning and Wellbeing: Biological and Psychological Benefits (2018, background): “A great number of studies demonstrated that in adults, PE determines structural changes such as increased gray matter volume in frontal and hippocampal regions (Colcombe et al., 2006; Erickson et al., 2011) and reduced damage in the gray matter (Chaddock-Heyman et al.”