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Preface: Scope of the book.- Exercise and the Brain: Neurogenesis, Synaptic Plasticity, Spine Density and Angiogenesis.- Molecular Mechanisms for the Ability of Exercise Supporting Cognitive Abilities and Counteracting Neurological Disorders.- Opioids and Exercise: Animal Models.- The Monoaminergic System in Animal Models of Exercise.- Methods for measurement of physical fitness and training recommendations in studies on humans.- Psychological Assessments in Physical Exercise.- Assessing Somato-Sensory Profiles and Autonomic Nervous System Responses in Physical Exercise Studies.- Humoral factors in humans participating in different types of exercise and training.- EEG: Theoretical Background and Practical Aspects.- EEG: Theoretical Background and Practical Aspects.- The theoretical background of MR-Imaging.- Functional and Structural MRI: Theoretical Background and Practical Aspects.- PET: Theoretical Background and Practical Aspects.- NIRS for measuring cerebral hemodynamic responses during exercise.- PET Studies of Brain Metabolism in Exercise Research.- Physical exercise and the resting brain.- Structural Plasticity Induced by Physical Exercise.- The Relation of ERP Indices of Exercise to Brain Health and Cognition.- Relationship Between Exercise and Cognitive Processing Studied by MRI in Elderly People.- Cross-sectional Studies on the Influence of Exercise on Brain Structure, Functional Activation, and Cognition in Health and Disease.- The effects of exercise on brain cortical function and its implication on
mental health and mood.- Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Mood and Human Opioidergic Activation Measured by Positron Emission Tomography.Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
