title: Effects of treadmill running on mid-term memory and swim speed in the rat with Morris water maze test.
abstract: Previous studies involving exercise and memory showed that learning and memory were improved by exercise. This study was performed to find the effect of treadmill running on memory. Mid-term memory and swim speed were measured within 8 days. Twenty rats were divided into two groups, a control and a test group. Mid-term memory and swim speed were measured in the Morris water maze apparatus. Our results showed that treadmill running produced a significant enhancement on mid-term memory and swim speed in the test group, which may be mediated by specific molecular pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
authors.forename: HojjatAllah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alaei
authors.forename: Rohallah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moloudi
authors.forename: Ali Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Sarkaki
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D003071:Cognition; D005080:Exercise Test; D006624:Hippocampus; D007858:Learning; D018782:Maze Learning; D008568:Memory; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013550:Swimming / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors