Exercising Control Over Memory Consolidation

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 May 2017 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Trends in Cognitive Sciences, volume 21, pages 310-312 (issn: 1364-6613,

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Authors: Robertson, Edwin M.; Takacs, Adam;

doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2017.03.001

pmid: 28363680

Exercising Control Over Memory Consolidation

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Abstract

Exercise can improve human cognition. A mechanistic connection between exercise and cognition has been revealed in several recent studies. Exercise increases cortical excitability and this in turn leads to enhanced memory consolidation. Together these studies dovetail with our growing understanding of memory consolidation and how it is regulated through changes in motor cortical excitability.

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University of Glasgow
United Kingdom
Eötvös Loránd University
Hungary

Keywords

Cognition, Memory, Motor Skills, Humans, Exercise, Memory Consolidation

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