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The Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Physical and Cognitive Outcomes in a Small Cohort of Outpatients with Schizophrenia

Nicholas Massa, Alaaeddin Alrohaibani, Kevin Mammino, Medina Bello, Nicholas Taylor, Bruce N. Cuthbert, Molly Fargotstein, Monica Coulter, Jeffery H. Boatright, Joe R. Nocera,

Brain Plasticity · 2019 · 29 citations · 51 references

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These results indicate that participation in a structured aerobic exercise paradigm may modestly blunt physical function decline and enhance cognitive function in individuals with SCZ.

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The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) for Schizophrenia

Stanley R. Kay, Abraham Fiszbein, Lewis A. Opler · Schizophrenia Bulletin · 1987 · 21K citations · Full text

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Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory

Kirk I. Erickson, Michelle W. Voss, Ruchika Shaurya Prakash et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 4.6K citations · Full text

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The BDNF val66met Polymorphism Affects Activity-Dependent Secretion of BDNF and Human Memory and Hippocampal Function

Michael Egan, Masami Kojima, Joseph H. Callicott et al. · Cell · 2003 · 3.8K citations · Full text

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A simple method to assess exercise behavior in the community.

Gaston Godin, Roy J. Shephard · 1969 · 2.8K citations

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A simple method to assess exercise behavior in the community.

Gaston Godin · PubMed · 1985 · 2.8K citations

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