Mediators of Physical Activity on Neurocognitive Function: A Review at Multiple Levels of Analysis.

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Published in Front Hum Neurosci on December 08, 2016

Authors

Chelsea M Stillman1, Jamie Cohen2, Morgan E Lehman3, Kirk I Erickson4

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PittsburghPA, USA; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh, PittsburghPA, USA.
2: Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh, PittsburghPA, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, PittsburghPA, USA.
3: Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, USA.
4: Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PittsburghPA, USA; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh, PittsburghPA, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, PittsburghPA, USA.

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