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Be smart, exercise your heart: exercise effects on brain and cognition
Nature reviews. Neuroscience · 2007 · Vol. 9(1) · pp. 58–65
Charles H. Hillman✉(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)Kirk I. Erickson(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)Arthur F. Kramer(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Obesity, Physical Activity, DietCognitive Abilities and TestingChildren's Physical and Motor DevelopmentAerobic exerciseCognitionPhysical exercisePhysical activityPsychologyBrain functionBrain Structure and FunctionMultidisciplinary approachNeuroscienceMedicine
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AgingAnimalsBrainCognitionEducational StatusHeartHumansExercise
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