Changes in hippocampal volume and affective functioning after a moderate intensity running intervention.

ABSTRACT: This study examined the effects of a moderately intense seven-week running intervention on the hippocampal volume and depressive symptoms of young men (20-31 years of age) from the general population (N = 21). A within-subjects-design involving a two-week baseline period before the running intervention, and two subsequent intervention cycles was applied. At four time points of assessment (t₁: start of the study; t₂: end of baseline period/start of the intervention; t₃: end of the first intervention cycle; t₄: end of the 2nd intervention cycle/study end) magnetic resonance imaging was performed and symptoms related to depression were assessed employing the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale. The intervention resulted in a

SUBMITTER: Klepits P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11645311 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature