The cognitive gains of exercise

Regular physical exercise has been proposed as a cost-effective strategy for keeping our brains sharp, but it remains unclear how we can optimise the cognitive benefits of long-term exercise. New findings inform us how exercise intensity, progression and type can increase expected cognitive gains an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature human behaviour 2020-06, Vol.4 (6), p.565-566
1. Verfasser:	Wang, Chun-Hao
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	631/378/2649 631/477 Behavioral Sciences Biomedical and Life Sciences Cognition Cost analysis Exercise Experimental Psychology Humans Life Sciences Microeconomics Neurosciences News & Views news-and-views Personality and Social Psychology
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Zusammenfassung:	Regular physical exercise has been proposed as a cost-effective strategy for keeping our brains sharp, but it remains unclear how we can optimise the cognitive benefits of long-term exercise. New findings inform us how exercise intensity, progression and type can increase expected cognitive gains and how this differs by sex.
ISSN:	2397-3374 2397-3374
DOI:	10.1038/s41562-020-0856-3