Exercising Control Over Memory Consolidation

Publication date: Available online 28 March 2017
Source:Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Author(s): Edwin M. Robertson, Adam Takacs
Exercise can improve human cognition. A mechanistic connection between exercise and cognition has been revealed in several recent studies. Exercise increases cortical excitability and this in turn leads to enhanced memory consolidation. Together these studies dovetail with our growing understanding of memory consolidation and how it is regulated through changes in motor cortical excitability.



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