Presentation Year

2018

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Sally HangPsychologyGraduate Student,Josue RodriguezPsychologyGraduate Student,Roldan GarciaPsychologyUndergraduate Student,Emily MurphyPsychologyUndergraduate Student,Heather KilgorePsychologyGraduate Student

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Brain health, and the benefits of physical exercise, have been linked to a biological signaling molecule called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Numerous studies have investigated BDNF levels before and after exercise. Some benefits of increased BDNF concentration have been associated eith better cognitive functioning, memory and neuronal support. Decreased BDNF levels have been linked to poorer cognitive functioning, poorer memory recall, and apoptosis (cell death). This study investigates BDNF variability over a longer duration (30 days) through capillary-drawn blood and will do a correlational analysis to see if recent physical exercise increases circulating BDNF concentrations.

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