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Exercise, experience and the aging brain1

Neurobiology of Aging · 2002 · Vol. 23(5) · pp. 941–955

John A. Churchill(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)Roberto Galvez(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)Stan Colcombe(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)Rodney A. Swain(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee)Arthur F. Kramer(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)William T. Greenough✉(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

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Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms Memory and Neural Mechanisms Sleep and Wakefulness ResearchNeuroscienceNeurogenesisHippocampal formationPsychologyHippocampusHuman brainBrain Structure and FunctionPhysical activityPhysical exerciseCognition

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AgedAgingAnimalsBrainCognitionHumansLearningExercise

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