Physical activity and brain development

Autor(es)

da Silva, Sergio Gomes ^{[1, 2, 3]} ; Arida, Ricardo Mario ^[4]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Mogi das Cruzes, Mogi Das Cruzes, SP - Brazil

^[2] Hosp Israelita Albert Einstein, Inst Cerebro, Inst Israelita Ensino & Pesquisa Albert Einstein, BR-06780110 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[3] FCNM, Mogi Das Cruzes, SP - Brazil

^[4] Univ Fed Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Dept Fisiol, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo de Revisão
• Fonte: EXPERT REVIEW OF NEUROTHERAPEUTICS; v. 15, n. 9, p. 1041-1051, 2015.
• Citações Web of Science: 10

Resumo

Brain development is a complex process, and stimuli during this developmental period may modulate the brain's functional maturation and determine its lifelong integrity. Human and animal studies have shown that environmental stimuli such as physical activity habits seem to have a favorable influence on brain development. Research on humans has demonstrated improvement in cognitive performance in the children of women who exercised regularly throughout pregnancy and in individuals who were physically active during childhood and adolescence. Investigations using animal models have also reported that physical activity improves the cognitive function of developing rats. In this review, we will present the neurobiological mechanisms of such effects. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/00035-1 - Reserva neural induzida pela prática de atividade física na adolescência: um estudo do fator neurotrófico derivado do encéfalo (BDNF), de seus receptores (TrkB e P75ntr) e vias de sinalização intracelular
• Beneficiário: Sérgio Gomes da Silva
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 09/06953-4 - Estudo da plasticidade cerebral induzida pelo exercício físico
• Beneficiário: Ricardo Mario Arida
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático