Exercising the Sleepy-ing Brain: Exercise, Sleep, and Sleep Loss on Memory.
6 Citations•2021•
M. Roig, J. Cristini, Z. Parwanta
Exercise and sport sciences reviews
The novel hypothesis that physical exercise and sleep have synergistic effects on memory is examined and it is shown that exercise can trigger mechanisms that can create an optimal brain state during sleep to facilitate memory processing.
Abstract
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 is also discussed.