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Informationen zum Autor Professor Terry McMorris , University of Chichester, UK Dr Phillip Tomporowski , University of Georgia, USA Professor Michel Audiffren , University of Poitiers, France Klappentext Exercise and Cognitive Function focuses on the relationship between physical exercise and cognition, a very timely and important topic with major theoretical and practical implications for a number of areas including ageing, neurorehabilitation, depression and dementia. It brings together a wide range of analytical approaches and experimental results to provide a very useful overview and synthesis of this growing field of study. The book is divided into three parts. Part I covers the conceptual, theoretical and methodological underpinnings and issues. Part II focuses on advances in exercise and cognition research, with appropriate sub-sections on 'acute' and 'chronic' exercise and cognition. Part III presents an overview of the area and makes suggestions for the direction of future research. This is the first book to provide a cutting-edge examination of this increasingly important area written by leading experts from around the world. It will prove invaluable to researchers and practitioners in a number of fields, including exercise science, cognitive science, neuroscience and clinical medicine. - The first book in-depth investigation of the relationship between physical exercise and brain function. - Covers theoretical approaches and experimental results and includes chapters on the latest developments in research design. - Examines the effects of both acute and chronic exercise on brain function. - International list of contributors, who are leading researchers in their field. Zusammenfassung Unique in-depth investigation of the relationship between physical exercise and brain function. Covers theoretical approaches and experimental results and includes chapters on the latest developments in research design. Examines the effects of both acute and chronic exercise on brain function. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix Contributors xi PART 1 THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES 1 1 Acute exercise and psychological functions: a cognitive-energetic approach 3 Michel Audiffren 1.1 Varieties of exercise effects on psychological variables 4 1.2 The cognitive psychology approach 9 1.3 The energetic approach 11 1.4 Exercise effects and cognitive-energetic models 14 1.5 Sensorimotor and cognitive functions affected by exercise 24 1.6 Limits of the cognitive-energetic approach and future perspectives 33 1.7 Conclusion 39 2 Exercise and cognitive function: a neuroendocrinological explanation 41 Terry McMorris 2.1 Catecholamines and 5-hydroxytryptamine as brain neurotransmitters 41 2.2 How exercise induces increases in brain concentrations of noradrenaline, dopamine, cortisol and 5-hydroxytryptamine 43 2.3 Exercise, catecholamines, cortisol and cognition: research 50 2.4 Task type 59 2.5 Discussion 63 2.6 Developing a neuroendocrinological model for an interaction between exercise and cognition 67 3 The transient hypofrontality theory and its implications for emotion and cognition 69 Arne Dietrich 3.1 Clearing the ground 71 3.2 Exercise-induced transient hypofrontality 73 3.3 Implications for emotion 79 3.4 Implications for cognition 81 3.5 Reconceptualizing the existing data in the field 87 4 Methodological issues: research approaches, research design, and task selection 91 Phillip D. Tomporowski 4.1 Research approaches 92 4.2 Research design issues 99 4.3 Task selection issues 106 4.4 Conclusions and recommendations 11...
