This textbook 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 text provides a cutting-edge examination of this increasingly
important area written by leading experts from around the world. The
book will prove invaluable to researchers and practitioners in a number
of fields, including exercise science, cognitive science, neuroscience
and clinical medicine.
Key Features:
- 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.
- International list of contributors, who are leading researchers in
their field.
