In this episode, learn about the effects of exercise on brain structure, how exercise improves cognitive function, whether exercise can help prevent Dementia and neurodegenerative diseases and much, much more...

Art Kramer is a Professor Psychology and the Director of the Centre for Cognitive and Brain Health at Northeastern University. He is one the most highly-cited researchers in the exercise-cognition space, publishing prolifically over the past 40+ years.

Chapters
0:00 Show Intro
3:05 Art’s Research Career
4:40 Can Exercise Improve Cognition?
10:10 Best Type of Exercise for Cognitive Improvements
16:20 Structural Changes in the Brain
22:35 Exercise and Dementia
31:55 The Future of Exercise Research

Show Notes
"Fitness effects on the cognitive function of older adults: a meta-analytic study—revisited" by Kramer & Colcombe (2018)
"Be smart, exercise your heart: exercise effects on brain and cognition" by Hillman et al. (2008)
"Aerobic exercise effects on cognitive and neural plasticity in older adults" by Erickson & Kramer (2009)
"The influence of aerobic fitness on cerebral white matter integrity and cognitive function in older adults: Results of a one‐year exercise intervention" by Voss et al. (2013)
"Exercise is medicine, for the body and the brain" by Nagamatsu et al. (2014)
"Role of brain structure in predicting adherence to a physical activity regimen" by Gujral et al. (2018)
"Brain structure and function predict adherence to an exercise intervention in older adults" by Morris et al. (2022)
"Brain structure, cardiorespiratory fitness, and executive control changes after a 9-week exercise intervention in young adults: A randomized controlled trial" by Zhu et al. (2021)