The role of aerobic exercise training patterns on learning function and memory performance: A review article

• Main Authors: Sinaei M, Nazem F, Alaei H, Talebi A
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Kashan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services 2019-12-01
• Series: Fiyz̤
• Subjects: aerobic exercise; learning function; memory performance
• Online Access: http://feyz.kaums.ac.ir/article-1-3823-en.html
• ISSN: 1029-7855; 2008-9821

Background: During recent decades, research studies have confirmed exercise training as a remarkable lifestyle intervention towards enhancing learning and memory. However, the intensity and manner by which the labor conditions partake in the functionality of brain tissue are not yet clear. Therefore, this study aimed to provide a non-systematic review article of the behavioral and cellular mechanisms on learning function and memory performance in animal and human species. Materials and Methods: The method of data collection was to retrieve scientific papers, published between 1999 and 2019, from available databases, using the searching keywords: aerobic exercise, memory, and learning. Subsequently, out of 120 available articles, 107 cases were selected to survey the role of aerobic exercise on the nervous system. Results: Findings from the literature review revealed the significant effect of regular submaximal aerobic exercise on learning and memory function, in both rats and humans. Furthermore, some studies indicated that long-term aerobic exercise intervention did not increase the learning functions and memory performance. Nevertheless, the positive effects of exercise patterns on memory predominate the negative ones. Thus, further investigation is necessary to thoroughly examine the role of the intensity, duration, and type of exercise training on both cognitive learning functions, and on the selection of new neuropeptides in brain tissue. Conclusion: The rehabilitation role of aerobic exercise protocols seems important in the enhancement of learning level efficiency. Also these protocols were important in possible treatment of the memory-related central nervous system disorders.