Short-duration anaerobic sprint exercise speeds vocabulary-type associative learning by 20% with increased serum BDNF that correlates with learning success¶

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q2 i? In a cross-over study, the anaerobic sprint condition produced 20% faster associative learning and significant serum BDNF increases, with sustained BDNF positively correlated with learning success. → Basso Julia C. 2017

Evidence¶

Basso Julia C. 2017¶

Basso Julia C., Suzuki Wendy A. (2017). The Effects of Acute Exercise on Mood, Cognition, Neurophysiology, and Neurochemical Pathways: A Review. Brain Plasticity. https://doi.org/10.3233/BPL-160040

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Cross-over study (Winter et al.) of 27 males aged 19 to 27 completing relaxation, low-intensity running, and sprint conditions, with blood sampled before and after each session and an object-pseudoword associative learning task 15 minutes post-session. Quotes the fragment "learned at a 20% faster rate".

"Compared to both groups (control and aerobic conditions), individuals in the anaerobic condition learned at a 20% faster rate and showed a significant increase in serum BDNF levels"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Long-Term Memory — outcome: instruction changes it

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