TY  - GEN
AB  - Adolescence is marked by significant brain development and vulnerability to disorders affecting learning and memory. While aerobic exercise benefits cognition in adults, its impact on the adolescent brain is less understood. This study examined associations between aerobic fitness, learning and memory, and neural mechanisms in 34 male adolescents (ages 15–18) using behavioral tasks and MRI. Higher fitness was linked to improved spatial learning and larger hippocampal volumes, though mediation was not supported. Functional imaging revealed differences in default mode network activity and compensatory recruitment in lower-fit youth. Findings suggest aerobic exercise influences hippocampal structure and memory-related neural function during adolescence.  Would you like me to make an even shorter version for a poster (50 words) or expand it for a journal submission with more detail on implications? Provide your feedback on BizChat
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AU  - Herting, Megan
DA  - 2012
DO  - 10.6083/M4NS0RWD
DO  - DOI
ED  - Nagel, Bonnie
ED  - Mentor
ID  - 789
KW  - Brain
KW  - Growth and Development
KW  - Memory
KW  - Learning
KW  - Adolescent
KW  - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
KW  - Hippocampus
KW  - Exercise
KW  - Growth
KW  - aerobic exercises
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/789/files/792_etd.pdf
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/789/files/792_etd.pdf
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/789/files/792_etd.pdf
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/789/files/792_etd.pdf
N2  - Adolescence is marked by significant brain development and vulnerability to disorders affecting learning and memory. While aerobic exercise benefits cognition in adults, its impact on the adolescent brain is less understood. This study examined associations between aerobic fitness, learning and memory, and neural mechanisms in 34 male adolescents (ages 15–18) using behavioral tasks and MRI. Higher fitness was linked to improved spatial learning and larger hippocampal volumes, though mediation was not supported. Functional imaging revealed differences in default mode network activity and compensatory recruitment in lower-fit youth. Findings suggest aerobic exercise influences hippocampal structure and memory-related neural function during adolescence.  Would you like me to make an even shorter version for a poster (50 words) or expand it for a journal submission with more detail on implications? Provide your feedback on BizChat
PB  - Oregon Health and Science University
PY  - 2012
T1  - The influence of aerobic exercise on hippocampal structure and function in male adolescents
TI  - The influence of aerobic exercise on hippocampal structure and function in male adolescents
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/789/files/792_etd.pdf
Y1  - 2012
ER  -