Soichi Ando, Toshihiko Fujimoto, Mizuki Sudo, Shoichi Watanuki, Kotaro Hiraoka, Kazuko Takeda, Yoko Takagi, Daisuke Kitajima, Kodai Mochizuki, Koki Matsuura, Yuki Katagiri, Fairuz Mohd Nasir, Yuchen Lin, Mami Fujibayashi, Joseph T Costello, Terry McMorris, Yoichi Ishikawa, Yoshihito Funaki, Shozo Furumoto, Hiroshi Watabe, Manabu Tashiro
Acute cardiovascular physical exercise improves cognitive performance, as evidenced by a reduction in reaction time (RT). However, the mechanistic understanding of how this occurs is elusive and has not been rigorously investigated in humans. Here, using positron emission tomography (PET) with [11 C]raclopride, in a multi-experiment study we investigated whether acute exercise releases endogenous dopamine (DA) in the brain. We hypothesized that acute exercise augments the brain DA system, and that RT improvement is correlated with this endogenous DA release...
January 2, 2024: Journal of Physiology