Exercise, Dopamine, and Cognition in Older Age

Publication date: Available online 5 November 2019Source: Trends in Cognitive SciencesAuthor(s): Eric J. Juarez, Gregory R. Samanez-LarkinJonasson et al. investigated whether individual differences in human dopamine receptors (D2R) were related to cognitive performance before and after a 6-month aerobic exercise intervention (compared with active control). While D2R decreased (perhaps counterintuitively) with exercise, there was no relationship between D2R and working memory at baseline or following exercise.
Source: Trends in Cognitive Sciences - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research