Commentary: At least eighty percent of brain grey matter is modifiable by physical activity: a review study

Irene Esteban-Cornejo^{1

2}, Andrés Catena³, Charles H Hillman^{1

4}, Arthur F Kramer^{1

5}, Kirk I Erickson⁶, Francisco B Ortega^{2

7}

Affiliations

¹ Center for Cognitve and Brain Health, Department of Psychology, Northeastern Unviersity, Boston, MA, United States.
² PROmoting FITness and Health through Physical Activity Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
³ Department of Experimental Psychology, Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
⁴ Department of Physical Therapy, Movement & Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern Unviersity, Boston, MA, United States.
⁵ Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States.
⁶ Brain Aging & Cognitive Health Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
⁷ Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.

Comment

Irene Esteban-Cornejo et al. Front Hum Neurosci. 2018.

. 2018 May 8:12:195.

doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00195. eCollection 2018.

Irene Esteban-Cornejo^{1

2}, Andrés Catena³, Charles H Hillman^{1

4}, Arthur F Kramer^{1

5}, Kirk I Erickson⁶, Francisco B Ortega^{2

7}

¹ Center for Cognitve and Brain Health, Department of Psychology, Northeastern Unviersity, Boston, MA, United States.
² PROmoting FITness and Health through Physical Activity Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
³ Department of Experimental Psychology, Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
⁴ Department of Physical Therapy, Movement & Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern Unviersity, Boston, MA, United States.
⁵ Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States.
⁶ Brain Aging & Cognitive Health Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
⁷ Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden.

No abstract available

Keywords: brain; exercise; hippocampus; lifespan; physical activity.

Comment on

At least eighty percent of brain grey matter is modifiable by physical activity: A review study.
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