Exercise becomes brain: sustained aerobic exercise enhances hippocampal neurogenesis

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¹ Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland-Medical University of Bahrain, Adilya, Bahrain.
² Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Toronto, Canada.
³ Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁴ Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.

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Tharmegan Tharmaratnam et al. J Physiol. 2017.

. 2017 Jan 1;595(1):7-8.

doi: 10.1113/JP272761.

¹ Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland-Medical University of Bahrain, Adilya, Bahrain.
² Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Toronto, Canada.
³ Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁴ Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.

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Physical exercise increases adult hippocampal neurogenesis in male rats provided it is aerobic and sustained.
Nokia MS, Lensu S, Ahtiainen JP, Johansson PP, Koch LG, Britton SL, Kainulainen H. Nokia MS, et al. J Physiol. 2016 Apr 1;594(7):1855-73. doi: 10.1113/JP271552. Epub 2016 Feb 24. J Physiol. 2016. PMID: 26844666 Free PMC article.

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