Long-Term Effects of Physical Exercise on Verbal Learning and Memory in Middle-Aged Adults: Results of a One-Year Follow-Up Study

A few months of physical exercise have been shown to increase cognition and to modulate brain functions in previously sedentary, mainly older adults. However, whether the preservation of newly gained cognitive capacities requires an active maintenance of the achieved fitness level during the interve...

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Main Authors: Brigitte Röder, Kirsten Hötting, Gesche Schauenburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-08-01
Series:Brain Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/2/3/332