Exercise and some molecular mechanisms that underlie performance increase on cognitive tasks

Authors

  • Bryan Montero-Herrera Escuela de Educación Física y Deportes Universidad de Costa Rica Costa Rica

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https://doi.org/10.24310/riccafd.2020.v9i1.8303

Keywords:

learning, BDNF, exercise, irisin, memory, long term potentiation

Abstract

Increase learning and memory has been one of the major goals for many researchers. Recent articles have proved that exercise can influence some cognitive capacities in people and animals. These benefits are obtained for releasing substances such as neurotransmitters and neurotrophic factors. One of the most important factors is the brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which promotes changes in neurons necessary for long term potentiation (memory strengthening). A search was carried out in the databases EBSCOhost -in the bases de Academic Search Complete, ERIC, MEDLINE, PsycARTICLES y SPORTDiscus-, Google Scholar, Pubmed and ScienceDirect using words with their respective inclusion and exclusion criteria. In this work is explained the processes related with long term potentiation, including topics such as: neuroplasticity, join of BDNF with its receptor (tyrosine kinase receptor). Moreover, some aspects about the mechanisms by means of which the myokine irisin, after exercise promotes an increase of BDNF concentrations in blood. Based in many literature it describes the relation between exercise and neuroplastic changes induced by proteins such as BDNF, and the final improvement in memory.

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2020-04-09

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Montero-Herrera, B. (2020). Exercise and some molecular mechanisms that underlie performance increase on cognitive tasks. Revista Iberoamericana De Ciencias De La Actividad Física Y El Deporte, 9(1), 75–94. https://doi.org/10.24310/riccafd.2020.v9i1.8303

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