A bi-directional model of exercise and episodic memory function

Pamela Ponce; Paul D Loprinzi

doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2018.05.020

A bi-directional model of exercise and episodic memory function

Med Hypotheses. 2018 Aug:117:3-6. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2018.05.020. Epub 2018 May 26.

Authors

Pamela Ponce¹, Paul D Loprinzi²

Affiliations

¹ Exercise Psychology Laboratory, Physical Activity Epidemiology Laboratory, Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA.
² Exercise Psychology Laboratory, Physical Activity Epidemiology Laboratory, Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA. Electronic address: pdloprin@olemiss.edu.

PMID: 30077191
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2018.05.020

Abstract

Recent empirical work suggests that acute exercise engagement may help to subserve episodic memory function. In this paper, we discuss these effects as well as introduce a hypothesized model suggesting a potential bi-directional relationship between exercise and memory. We provide empirical support for each of the pathways delineated within this model. Future research is needed to empirically evaluate the totality of this model. If such work demonstrates utility and predictive validity, then this model will have important implications not only for clinicians, but for the exercise neurobiology field as well.

Keywords: Cognition; Episodic memory function; Physical activity; Tracking.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cognition
Exercise*
Humans
Memory, Episodic*
Memory, Short-Term
Models, Neurological*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic