{"id":4000,"date":"2016-06-08T16:42:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T08:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appliedpsyj.org\/journal\/?p=4000"},"modified":"2016-06-08T16:45:18","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T08:45:18","slug":"endurance-exercise-and-cognitive-function-a-bdnf-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appliedpsyj.org.tw\/journal\/?p=4000","title":{"rendered":"Endurance Exercise and Cognitive Function: A BDNF Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"

Feng-Ying Chou<\/strong>
\nRehabilitation Center, Chi Mei Hospital<\/p>\n

Chia-Liang Tsai<\/strong>
\nInstitute of Physical Education, Health and Leisure Studies,National Cheng Kung University<\/p>\n

Exercise can facilitate cognitive function and nervous systems\u00a0in the brain. With regard to endurance exercise, the brain-derived\u00a0neurotrophic factor (BDNF) could be a potential influencing mechanism.\u00a0However, such a statement remains speculative. Therefore, the\u00a0present study reviews previous studies regarding the relationship\u00a0between exercise and BDNF to clarify whether the BDNF could be\u00a0a mediator between endurance exercise and cognitive functioning.\u00a0The contents are divided into three sections: (1) the influence of\u00a0endurance-exercise intervention on BDNF;(2) the role of exercise\u00a0habits or other factors on the BDNF; and (3) endurance exercise,\u00a0BDNF, and cognitive function. Through literature review, the following\u00a0conclusions and suggestions are: First, acute endurance exercise\u00a0can increase BDNF levels via moderate-to-high-intensity exercise.\u00a0However, such an effect is transient. Only regular long-term exercise\u00a0can effectively enhance the basal levels of BDNF. The potential\u00a0mechanism of the beneficial effects of different exercise-intervention modes (e.g., acute and chronic exercise) on cognitive functioning is thus worth consideration. Second, aside from endurance exercise, external factors (e.g., age and body mass index) also significantly influence the levels of BDNF. Therefore, if we want to investigate the association between endurance exercise and cognitive function from the perspective of the BDNF, these external factors should be rigorously controlled. Third, increased levels of BDNF could be a critical mediator between memory and learning among the domains of cognitive control.<\/p>\n

Keywords: brain-derived neurotrophic factor, neural plasticity, memory, learning, endurance exercise<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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