Do Not Underestimate the Cognitive Benefits of Exercise

Overview

Journal Nat Hum Behav

Specialties Psychology
Social Sciences

Date 2024 Aug 20

PMID 39164416

Authors

Olivier Dupuy

Sebastian Ludyga

Francisco B Ortega

Charles H Hillman

Kirk I Erickson

Fabian Herold

Keita Kamijo

Chun-Hao Wang

Timothy P Morris

Belinda Brown

Irene Esteban-Cornejo

Patricio Solis-Urra

Laurent Bosquet

Markus Gerber

Said Mekari

Nicolas Berryman

Louis Bherer

Ben Rattray

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Claudia Voelcker-Rehage

Boris Cheval

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