ePoster · Neuroscience
Effect of high-intensity interval and moderate-intensity continuous training on neuroplasticity, cognition, and sensorimotor performance in aged rats
Jérôme Laurin, Cecile Marcourt, Claudio Rivera, Antoine Langeard, Jean Jacques Temprado · FENS Forum 2024
Endurance training can improve cognitive function in aging people. It seems related to the expression of neurotrophic factors stimulating neurogenesis in the hippocampus and synaptic plasticity in the cortex and/or hippocampus. However, the benefits are highly dependent on the duration, intensity and frequency of exercise, which remains to determine. The aim of the current study is to compare 4 weeks of either high-intensity interval (HIIT) or moderate-intensity continuous (MICT) training on cognition, endurance and sensorimotor performance, and neuroplasticity markers. For that, 24 aged rats