Environmental Factors Promoting Neural Plasticity: Insights from Animal and Human Studies.

Abstract:

:We do not all grow older in the same way. Some individuals have a cognitive decline earlier and faster than others who are older in years but cerebrally younger. This is particularly easy to verify in people who have maintained regular physical activity and healthy and cognitively stimulating lifestyle and even in the clinical field. There are patients with advanced neurodegeneration, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), that, despite this, have mild cognitive impairment. What determines this interindividual difference? Certainly, it cannot be the result of only genetic factors. We are made in a certain manner and what we do acts on our brain. In fact, our genetic basis can be modulated, modified, and changed by our experiences such as education and life events; daily, by sleep schedules and habits; or also by dietary elements. And this can be seen as true even if our experiences are indirectly driven by our genetic basis. In this paper, we will review some current scientific research on how our experiences are able to modulate the structural organization of the brain and how a healthy lifestyle (regular physical activity, correct sleep hygiene, and healthy diet) appears to positively affect cognitive reserve.

journal_name

Neural Plast

journal_title

Neural plasticity

authors

Mandolesi L,Gelfo F,Serra L,Montuori S,Polverino A,Curcio G,Sorrentino G

doi

10.1155/2017/7219461

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-01-01 00:00:00

pages

7219461

eissn

2090-5904

issn

1687-5443

journal_volume

2017

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