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Physical Activity and Brain Health in Contemporary Society: Perspectives for Sustainability

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Health, Well-Being and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 3254

Special Issue Editors

MOVE-IT Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cádiz, 11519 Cádiz, Spain
Interests: exercise physiology; exercise interventions; physical activity; fitness; physical and mental health; aging; brain health and OMICs
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MOVE-IT Research Group, University of Cádiz, 11519 Cádiz, Spain;
Institute for Innovation and Sustainable Development in Food Chain (IS-FOOD), Public University of Navarra, Campus de Arrosadía, 31006 Pamplona, Spain.
Interests: physical fitness; physical activity; obesity; physical health; mental health

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, there has been increasing acknowledgement of the important role brain health plays in achieving global development goals, as illustrated by the inclusion of brain health in the Sustainable Development Goals. Physical activity might be an effective and low-cost strategy to improve brain health. Physical activity and physical fitness are within the most important factors for improving health in all populations. It is known that higher intensities of physical activity such as moderate or vigorous physical activity could be related to better health. Furthermore, evidence suggests that higher physical activity and fitness levels are associated with higher levels of brain health (i.e., psychological health, brain, and cognition). Yet, the information provided in this area is still scarce, especially concerning intervention studies in other populations, and more articles are needed.  

The focus of this Special Issue will be on physical activity and brain health in all populations in contemporary society, specifically on  providing evidence that shows the greater importance of physical activity over psychological, brain, and/or cognitive health in pre-schoolers, children, adolescents, adults, and older-adults. Therefore, this Special Issue “Physical Activity and Brain Health in Contemporary Society: Perspectives for Sustainability” welcomes original, review, and meta-analyses studies in any subject area related to physical activity and brain health (e.g., psychological health, brain, and cognition) in all populations.

Dr. David Jiménez-Pavón
Dr. Cristina Cadenas-Sánchez
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • physical activity
  • psychological health
  • brain
  • cognition
  • youth
  • adults
  • elderly

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Treatment Effect of Exercise Intervention for Female College Students with Depression: Analysis of Electroencephalogram Microstates and Power Spectrum
by Andi Liang, Shanguang Zhao, Jing Song, Yan Zhang, Yue Zhang, Xiaodan Niu, Tao Xiao and Aiping Chi
Sustainability 2021, 13(12), 6822; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su13126822 - 16 Jun 2021
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Abstract
This paper aims to assess the effect of exercise intervention on the improvement of college students with depression and to explore the change characteristics of microstates and the power spectrum in their resting-state electroencephalogram (EEG). Forty female college students with moderate depression were [...] Read more.
This paper aims to assess the effect of exercise intervention on the improvement of college students with depression and to explore the change characteristics of microstates and the power spectrum in their resting-state electroencephalogram (EEG). Forty female college students with moderate depression were screened according to the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and Depression Self-Rating Scale (SDS) scores, and half of them received an exercise intervention for 18 weeks. The study utilized an EEG to define the resting-state networks, and the scores of all the participants were tracked during the intervention. Compared with those in the depression group, the power spectrum values in the θ and α bands were significantly decreased (p < 0.05), and the duration of microstate C increased significantly (p < 0.05), while the frequency of microstate B decreased significantly (p < 0.05) in the exercise intervention group. The transition probabilities showed that the exercise intervention group had a higher probability from B to D than those in the depression group (p < 0.01). In addition, the power of the δ and α bands were negatively correlated with the occurrence of microstate C (r = −0.842, p < 0.05 and r = −0.885, p < 0.01, respectively), and the power of the β band was positively correlated with the duration of microstate C (r = 0.900, p < 0.01) after exercise intervention. Our results suggest that the decreased duration of microstate C and the increased α power in depressed students are associated with reduced cognitive ability, emotional stability, and brain activity. Depression symptoms were notably improved after exercise intervention, thus providing a more scientific index for the research, rehabilitation mechanisms, and treatment of depression. Full article
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