Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 72-75, January 2008

Effects of treadmill running on mid-term memory and swim speed in the rat with Morris water maze test

  • HojjatAllah Alaei

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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  • RohAllah Moloudi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +983117922407; fax: +983116687898.
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  • Ali Reza Sarkaki

      Affiliations

    • Physiology Research Center, Ahwaz Jondishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Received 13 November 2006; received in revised form 29 April 2007; accepted 19 May 2007.

Summary 

Previous studies involving exercise and memory showed that learning and memory were improved by exercise. This study was performed to find the effect of treadmill running on memory. Mid-term memory and swim speed were measured within 8 days. Twenty rats were divided into two groups, a control and a test group. Mid-term memory and swim speed were measured in the Morris water maze apparatus. Our results showed that treadmill running produced a significant enhancement on mid-term memory and swim speed in the test group, which may be mediated by specific molecular pathways.

KEYWORDS: Exercise, Mid-term memory, Hippocampus, Morris water maze

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PII: S1360-8592(07)00061-7

doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2007.05.004

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 72-75, January 2008

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