Mild Physical Activity Does Not Improve Spatial Learning in a Virtual Environment.

ABSTRACT: It is well-established that physical exercise in humans improves cognitive functions, such as executive functions, pattern separation, and working memory. It is yet unknown, however, whether spatial learning, long known to be affected by exercise in rodents, is also affected in humans. In order to address this question, we recruited 20 healthy young male adults (18-30 years old) divided into exercise and control groups (n = 10 in each group). The exercise group performed three sessions per week of mild-intensity aerobic exercise for 12 weeks, while the control group was instructed not to engage in any physical activity. Both groups performed maximal oxygen uptake (VO_2max) tests to assess their cardiovascular fitness at baseline and every 4 weeks through the 12 weeks of th

SUBMITTER: Ben-Zeev T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7705229 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature