The Effects of Acute Physical Exercise on Memory, Peripheral BDNF, and Cortisol in Young Adults

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(a) Mean serum BDNF at baseline (), after learning (), and after exercising/relaxing () separately for the high-intensity exercise group, the low-intensity exercise group, and the relaxing group. (b) Mean changes in BDNF from baseline to the assessment after exercising/relaxing. Positive values indicate an increase in BDNF. Error bars depict 1 standard error of the mean.

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