Regional gray matter volume increases following 7days of voluntary wheel running exercise: A longitudinal VBM study in rats

• Published in: NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) Vol. 98; pp. 82 - 90
• Main Authors: Sumiyoshi, Akira, Taki, Yasuyuki, Nonaka, Hiroi, Takeuchi, Hikaru, Kawashima, Ryuta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2014; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Animals; Brain; Cerebral Cortex - anatomy & histology; Cerebral Cortex - physiology; Exercise; Gray Matter - anatomy & histology; Gray Matter - physiology; Longitudinal Studies; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Motor Activity; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Rodents; Studies

The effects of physical exercise on brain morphology in rodents have been well documented in histological studies. However, to further understand when and where morphological changes occur in the whole brain, a noninvasive neuroimaging method allowing an unbiased, comprehensive, and longitudinal inv...