Université de Fribourg

Alterations in spatial learning and memory after forced exercise

Ang, Eng-Tat ; Dawe, Gavin S. ; Wong, Peter T.H. ; Moochhala, Shabbir ; Ng, Yee-Kong

In: Brain Research, 2006, vol. 1113, no. 6, p. 186-193

Exercise has been shown to influence learning and memory. Most studies were performed with a voluntary running paradigm (e.g. running wheel) in mice. However, such effects of exercise on learning and memory are less well demonstrated using a forced running paradigm (e.g. treadmill). The present study was designed to examine the effects of 12 weeks of forced treadmill running on learning and...