Aerobic Exercise and Human Visual Cortex Neuroplasticity: A Narrative Review
There is compelling evidence from animal models that physical exercise can enhance visual cortex neuroplasticity. In this narrative review, we explored whether exercise has the same effect in humans. We found that while some studies report evidence consistent with exercise-induced enhancement of hum...
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| description | There is compelling evidence from animal models that physical exercise can enhance visual cortex neuroplasticity. In this narrative review, we explored whether exercise has the same effect in humans. We found that while some studies report evidence consistent with exercise-induced enhancement of human visual cortex neuroplasticity, others report no effect or even reduced neuroplasticity following exercise. Differences in study methodology may partially explain these varying results. Because the prospect of exercise increasing human visual cortex neuroplasticity has important implications for vision rehabilitation, additional research is required to resolve this discrepancy in the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-46d87813328a42f184f7db81ae72a8422025-02-03T01:20:07ZengWileyNeural Plasticity1687-54432022-01-01202210.1155/2022/6771999Aerobic Exercise and Human Visual Cortex Neuroplasticity: A Narrative ReviewDania Abuleil0Benjamin Thompson1Kristine Dalton2School of Optometry and Vision ScienceSchool of Optometry and Vision ScienceSchool of Optometry and Vision ScienceThere is compelling evidence from animal models that physical exercise can enhance visual cortex neuroplasticity. In this narrative review, we explored whether exercise has the same effect in humans. We found that while some studies report evidence consistent with exercise-induced enhancement of human visual cortex neuroplasticity, others report no effect or even reduced neuroplasticity following exercise. Differences in study methodology may partially explain these varying results. Because the prospect of exercise increasing human visual cortex neuroplasticity has important implications for vision rehabilitation, additional research is required to resolve this discrepancy in the literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6771999 |
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| title | Aerobic Exercise and Human Visual Cortex Neuroplasticity: A Narrative Review |
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| title_short | Aerobic Exercise and Human Visual Cortex Neuroplasticity: A Narrative Review |
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