# Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/exercise-training-increases-size-of-hippocampus-and-improves-memory/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Kirk I. Erickson,Michelle W. Voss,Ruchika Shaurya Prakash,Chandramallika Basak,Amanda N. Szabo‐Reed,Laura Chaddock,Jennifer Kim,Susie Heo,Heloisa Alves,Siobhan M. White,Thomas R. Wójcicki,Emily L. Mailey,Victoria J. Vieira‐Potter,Stephen A. Martin,Brandt D. Pence,Jeffrey A. Woods,Edward McAuley,Arthur F. Kramer |
| Citations | 4,800 |
| DOI | 10.1073/pnas.1015950108 |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/108/7/3017.full.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2129030266 |
| PMID | 21282661 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2011 |

## Paper authors

- [Victoria J. Vieira‐Potter](https://scholariq.org/researchers/victoria-j-vieira-potter/)

## Paper journal

- [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences](https://scholariq.org/journals/proceedings-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms](https://scholariq.org/topics/neurogenesis-and-neuroplasticity-mechanisms/)

## Paper topics

- [Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms](https://scholariq.org/topics/neurogenesis-and-neuroplasticity-mechanisms/)
- [Memory and Neural Mechanisms](https://scholariq.org/topics/memory-and-neural-mechanisms/)
- [Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms](https://scholariq.org/topics/neuroinflammation-and-neurodegeneration-mechanisms/)

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