Neuroimaging in Exercise Sciences
L Scheef, M Daamen, H Boecker · RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren · 2011 · Heft 12
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Zusammenfassung
It is world knowledge that regular physical exercise increases physical fitness and reduces general health risk factors like overweight or hypertension. There is emerging evidence that regular physical exercise does also have profound effects on the brain: It affects many aspects of the brain like increasing perfusion or inducing hippocampal growth. Neurogenesis is stimulated as well as angiogenesis and increased synaptic plasticity is observed. Up to date, most data are mainly supported by animal models but human data become more and more available. There is also emerging evidence that exercise has an positive…
