title: Mind racing: The influence of exercise on long-term memory consolidation.
abstract: Over time, regular exercise can lower the risk for age-related decline in cognition. However, the immediate effects of exercise on memory consolidation in younger adults have not been fully investigated. In two experiments, the effects of exercise were assessed on three different memory tasks. These included paired-associate learning, procedural learning and text memory. Results indicate that performance on procedural learning and situation model memory was increased with exercise, regardless of if participants exercised before or after encoding. No benefit of exercise was found for paired-associate learning. These findings suggest that intense exercise may benefit certain types of memory consolidation.
authors.affiliation: a Biology and Biotechnology Division , Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , Livermore , CA , USA.
authors.forename: M Windy
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: McNerney
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , IN , USA.
authors.forename: Gabriel A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Radvansky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001245:Association Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D003221:Confusion / Q000503:physiopathology; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D000069077:Memory Consolidation / Q000502:physiology*; D057567:Memory, Long-Term / Q000502:physiology*; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology*; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*; D012146:Rest / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Consolidation; Declarative memory; Exercise; Paired associates; Procedural memory