How Body Affects Brain

Wendy A Suzuki

doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2016.07.022

How Body Affects Brain

Cell Metab. 2016 Aug 9;24(2):192-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2016.07.022.

Author

Wendy A Suzuki¹

Affiliation

¹ Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA. Electronic address: ws21@nyu.edu.

PMID: 27508865
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2016.07.022

Abstract

Studies show that physical exercise can affect a range of brain and cognitive functions. However, little is known about the peripheral signals that initiate these central changes. Moon et al. (2016) provide exciting new evidence that a novel myokine, cathepsin B (CTSB), released with exercise is associated with improved memory.

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MeSH terms

Brain*
Cathepsin B*
Cognition
Exercise
Humans
Memory

Substances

Cathepsin B