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| Title |
Mental and Physical (MAP) Training: A neurogenesis-inspired intervention that enhances health in humans
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| Published in |
Neurobiology of Learning & Memory, September 2014
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.nlm.2014.08.012 |
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| Authors |
Tracey J Shors, Ryan L Olson, Marsha E Bates, Edward A Selby, Brandon L Alderman |
| Abstract |
New neurons are generated in the hippocampus each day and their survival is greatly enhanced through effortful learning (Shors, 2014). The numbers of cells produced can be increased by physical exercise (van Praag, Kempermann, & Gage, 1999). These findings inspired us to develop a clinical intervention for humans known as Mental and Physical Training, or MAP Training. Each session consists of 30 min of mental training with focused attention meditation (20 minutes sitting and 10 minutes walking). Meditation is an effortful training practice that involves learning about the transient nature of thoughts and thought patterns, and acquiring skills to recognize them without necessarily attaching meaning and/or emotions to them. The mental training component is followed by physical training with 30 min of aerobic exercise performed at moderate intensity. During this component, participants learn choreographed dance routines while engaging in aerobic exercise. In a pilot "proof-of-concept" study, we provided supervised MAP Training (2 sessions per week for 8 weeks) to a group of young mothers in the local community who were recently homeless, most of them having previously suffered from physical and sexual abuse, addiction, and depression. Preliminary data suggest that MAP Training improves dependent measures of aerobic fitness (as assessed by maximal rate of oxygen consumed) as well as decreases symptoms of depression and anxiety. Similar changes were not observed in a group of recently homeless women who did not participate in MAP Training. It is not currently possible to determine whether new neurons in the human brain increase in number as a result of MAP Training. Rather these preliminary results of MAP Training illustrate how neuroscientific research can be translated into novel clinical interventions that benefit human health and wellness. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 4 | 80% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 346 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 54 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 43 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 40 | 11% |
| Researcher | 30 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 26 | 7% |
| Other | 63 | 18% |
| Unknown | 93 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 93 | 27% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 32 | 9% |
| Neuroscience | 23 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 19 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 19 | 5% |
| Other | 55 | 16% |
| Unknown | 108 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 61. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 January 2020.
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