Benefits of Physical Exercise on the Aging Brain: The Role of the Prefrontal Cortex

Physical exercise modulates peripheral levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF): A systematic review of experimental studies in the elderly

(2012) Flávia Gomes de Melo Coelho et al.   ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS

Prefrontal hyperactivity in older people during motor planning

(2012) Marika Berchicci et al.   NEUROIMAGE

Cardiovascular and Coordination Training Differentially Improve Cognitive Performance and Neural Processing in Older Adults

(2011) Claudia Voelcker-Rehage et al.   Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Brain regional angiogenic potential at the neurovascular unit during normal aging

(2011) Nivetha Murugesan et al.   NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING

Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory

(2011) K. I. Erickson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Motor control and aging: Links to age-related brain structural, functional, and biochemical effects

(2009) Rachael D. Seidler et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

The Adaptive Brain: Aging and Neurocognitive Scaffolding

(2008) Denise C. Park et al.   Annual Review of Psychology

Exercise can increase small heat shock proteins (sHSP) and pre- and post-synaptic proteins in the hippocampus

(2008) Shuxin Hu et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Systems Neuroplasticity in the Aging Brain: Recruiting Additional Neural Resources for Successful Motor Performance in Elderly Persons

(2008) S. Heuninckx et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

The neurogenic reserve hypothesis: what is adult hippocampal neurogenesis good for?

(2008) Gerd Kempermann   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES