Physical activity and the aging brain : effects of exercise on neurological function / edited by Ronald Ross Watson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Watson, Ronald R. (Ronald Ross), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Exercise--Physiological aspects.

Exercise.

Physical fitness--Health aspects.

Physical fitness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations (some color), graphs

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : Academic Press, 2017.

Summary:

A complete guide to the manifold effects of exercise and physical activity on the aging brain. This book examines the role that exercise and physical activity play in halting or modulating the deleterious effects of these numerous aging concerns.

Contents:

I. Overview of exercise and neurological changes. Effects of physical activity on the cerebral networks / A. Begega, P. Alvarez-Suarez, P. Sampedro-Piquero and M. Cuesta

Exercise and the developing brain in children and adolescents / M.M. Herting and M.F. Keenan

Differential expression of the brain proteome in physical training / T. Ravikiran, R. Vani and S. Anand

Physical exercise-induced changes in brain temperature / A.C. Kunstetter, W.C. Damasceno, C.G. Fonseca and S.P. Wanner

II. Drugs of abuse with exercise to modify neurological structure and function. Physical activity as a therapeutic intervention for addictive disorders : interactions with methamphetamine / S.S. Somkuwar, M.J. Fannon-Pavlich and C.D. Mandyam

Pharmacological intervention of brain neurotransmission affects exercise capacity / X. Zheng and H. Hasegawa

The endocannabinoid system and chronic disease : opportunity for innovative therapies / A. Yoder

III. Factors modulating exercise in aging and neurological consequences. Changes in cerebral blood flow during steady-state exercise / M. Hiura and T. Nariai

Biochemical mechanisms associated with exercise-induced neuroprotection in aging brains and related neurological diseases / M.S. Shanmugam, W.M. Tierney, R.A. Hernandez, A. Cruz, T.L. Uhlendorf and R.W. Cohen

Role of melatonin supplementation during strenuous exercise / J. Díaz-Castro, M. Pulido-Morán, J. Moreno-Fernández, N. Kajarabille, S. Hijano and J.J. Ochoa

IV. Exercises as therapy for neurological diseases. Mechanisms of functional recovery with exercise and rehabilitation in spinal cord injuries / M. Cowan and R.M. Ichiyama

Neural structure, connectivity, and cognition changes associated to physical exercise / S. Bonativa and G. Tedeschi

The effect of exercise on motor function and neuroplasticity in Parkinson's disease / J. Watson, K.E. Welman and B. Sehm

Physical exercise and its effects on Alzheimer's disease / A.M. Stein and R.V. Pedroso

Cortical reorganization in response to exercise / P. Stephane

Exercise enhances cognitive capacity in the aging brain / S. Snigdha and G.A. Prieto

V. Lifestyle exercise affecting neurological structure and function in older adults. Synergistic effects of combined physical activity and brain training on neurological functions / T.M. Shah and R.N. Martins

Physical activity : effects of exercise on neurological function / R. Beurskens and M. Dalecki

Update of nutritional antioxidants and antinociceptives on improving exercise-induced muscle soreness / N. Leelayuwat

Effects of exercise-altered immune functions on neuroplasticity / A.L. Aral and L. Pinar.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 4, 2017).

ISBN:

0-12-805262-7