This is consistent with the well - known
neurotrophic effects of exercise, which include increases in hippocampal BDNF and hippocampal neurogenesis (Neeper et al., 1995; van Praag et al., 1999a, b).
Not exact matches
However, solo - housing can alter the
neurotrophic and behavioral
effects of exercise in rodents (Stranahan et al., 2006; Leasure and Decker, 2009; Hatchard et al., 2014).
Prior work has shown that young mice (age 2 — 3 months), engage in more wheel running and experience greater
neurotrophic and behavioral
effects of exercise than older mice (age 15 months and older; Adlard et al., 2005a; van Praag et al., 2005).
One study that focused specifically on the relationship between
exercise intensity and BDNF concentration levels found no significant changes in BDNF levels after the low - intensity
exercise, but significantly elevated BDNF levels after high - intensity
exercise.13 Ferris, L.T., et al. «The
Effect of Burst
Exercise on Serum Brain - Derived
Neurotrophic Factor Levels and Cognitive Function,» Medicine and... continue