TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schmidt-Kassow, Maren
A1  - Deusser, Marie
A1  - Thiel, Christian
A1  - Otterbein, Sascha
A1  - Montag, Christian
A1  - Reuter, Martin
A1  - Banzer, Winfried
A1  - Kaiser, Jochen
T1  - Physical exercise during encoding improves vocabulary learning in young female adults
T2  - PLoS One
N2  - Acute physical activity has been repeatedly shown to improve various cognitive functions. However, there have been no investigations comparing the effects of exercise during verbal encoding versus exercise prior to encoding on long-term memory performance. In this current psychoneuroendocrinological study we aim to test whether light to moderate ergometric bicycling during vocabulary encoding enhances subsequent recall compared to encoding during physical rest and encoding after being physically active. Furthermore, we examined the kinetics of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in serum which has been previously shown to correlate with learning performance. We also controlled for the BDNF val66met polymorphism. We found better vocabulary test performance for subjects that were physically active during the encoding phase compared to sedentary subjects. Post-hoc tests revealed that this effect was particularly present in initially low performers. BDNF in serum and BDNF genotype failed to account for the current result. Our data indicates that light to moderate simultaneous physical activity during encoding, but not prior to encoding, is beneficial for subsequent recall of new items.
Y1  - 2013
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/30052
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-300520
SN  - 1932-6203
N1  - Copyright: © 2013 Schmidt-Kassow et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
VL  - 8
IS  - (5):e64172
PB  - PLoS
CY  - Lawrence, Kan.
ER  -