Exercising the Sleepy-ing Brain: Exercise, Sleep, and Sleep Loss on Memory
Marc Roig, Jacopo Cristini, Zohra Parwanta, Beatrice Ayotte, Lynden Rodrigues, Bernat de Las Heras, Jean-François Nepveu, Reto Huber, Julie Carrier, Simon Steib, Shawn D. Youngstedt, David L. Wright
Abstract
We examine the novel hypothesis that physical exercise and sleep have synergistic effects on memory. Exercise can trigger mechanisms that can create an optimal brain state during sleep to facilitate memory processing. The possibility that exercise could counteract the deleterious effects of sleep deprivation on memory by protecting neuroplasticity also is discussed.
Topics & Concepts
Sleep lossSleep (system call)Sleep deprivationNeuroplasticityNeuroscienceMedicinePhysical exercisePhysical medicine and rehabilitationPsychologyAerobic exerciseExercise physiologyAudiologySleep StagesSleep restrictionCognitionSlow-wave sleepPhysical activityNon-rapid eye movement sleepMemory impairmentSleep and Wakefulness ResearchSleep and related disordersSleep and Work-Related Fatigue