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Effect of aerobic exercise on hippocampal volume in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Overview of attention for article published in NeuroImage, November 2017
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Title
Effect of aerobic exercise on hippocampal volume in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in
NeuroImage, November 2017
DOI 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.11.007
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Joseph Firth, Brendon Stubbs, Davy Vancampfort, Felipe Schuch, Jim Lagopoulos, Simon Rosenbaum, Philip B. Ward

Abstract

Hippocampal volume increase in response to aerobic exercise has been consistently observed in animal models. However, the evidence from human studies is equivocal. We undertook a systematic review to identify all controlled trials examining the effect of aerobic exercise on the hippocampal volumes in humans, and applied meta-analytic techniques to determine if aerobic exercise resulted in volumetric increases. We also sought to establish how volume changes differed in relation to unilateral measures of left/right hippocampal volume, and across the lifespan. A systematic search identified 4398 articles, of which 14 were eligible for inclusion in the primary analysis. A random-effects meta-analysis showed no significant effect of aerobic exercise on total hippocampal volume across the 737 participants. However, aerobic exercise had significant positive effects on left hippocampal volume in comparison to control conditions. Post-hoc analyses indicated effects were driven through exercise preventing the volumetric decreases which occur over time. These results provide meta-analytic evidence for exercise-induced volumetric retention in the left hippocampus. Aerobic exercise interventions may be useful for preventing age-related hippocampal deterioration and maintaining neuronal health.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 643 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 91 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 82 13%
Student > Master 78 12%
Researcher 59 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 38 6%
Other 103 16%
Unknown 192 30%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Neuroscience 87 14%
Psychology 74 12%
Medicine and Dentistry 69 11%
Sports and Recreations 55 9%
Nursing and Health Professions 35 5%
Other 90 14%
Unknown 233 36%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 796. 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 12 March 2024.
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#23,825
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Outputs from NeuroImage
#4
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#417
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#1
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