ArticleCognitive sciences
Maternal Exercise and Cognitive Functions of the Offspring.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Gestational weight gain and offspring's cognitive skills: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2020Pooled it
- Physical Activity During the Perinatal Period: A Fact Sheet for Clinicians.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2026Review
- Maternal Exercise and Offspring Cardiac Regenerative Potential: Roles of Apelin and α-Ketoglutarate.Biology · 2026Review
- The Janus Face of Isoflurane: A Dose-Age-Response Model of Cognitive Impact.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Maternal exercise enhances hippocampal plasticity and resilience against stress-induced depressive behaviors in adult offspring.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Maternal postpartum sedentary life exacerbates the metabolic impact of moderately fat-rich diet in male mice.npj metabolic health and disease · 2025Article
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- Beneficial Effects of Maternal Physical Activity during Pregnancy on Fetal, Newborn, and Child Health: Guidelines for Interventions during the Perinatal Period from the French National College of Midwives.Journal of midwifery & women's health · 2022Article
- Mother's physical activity during pregnancy and newborn's brain cortical development.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- Maternal high-fat diet results in cognitive impairment and hippocampal gene expression changes in rat offspring.Experimental neurology · 2019Article
- Physical Exercise During Pregnancy Prevents Cognitive Impairment Induced by Amyloid-β in Adult Offspring Rats.Molecular neurobiology · 2019Article
- Effects of Maternal Voluntary Wheel Running During Pregnancy on Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis, Temporal Order Memory, and Depression-Like Behavior in Adult Female and Male Offspring.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2019Article
- Effects of Sevoflurane Exposure During Mid-Pregnancy on Learning and Memory in Offspring Rats: Beneficial Effects of Maternal Exercise.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2018Article
- The effect of maternal forced exercise on offspring pain perception, motor activity and anxiety disorder: the role of 5-HT2 and D2 receptors andJournal of exercise rehabilitation · 2017Article
- Wilson disease: At the crossroads between genetics and epigenetics-A review of the evidence.Liver research (Beijing, China) · 2017Article
- Preventive Effect of Maternal Forced Exercise on Offspring Pain Perception and Intensity: The Role of 5-HTAdvanced biomedical research · 2017Article
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Abstract
Substantial research has established that exercise can improve mental health and cognitive function in both human and non-human animals. Exercise has been shown to improve learning and memory in both adult and juvenile animals, with larger and more durable effects associated with exercising during development. Exercise during the gestational period has also been shown to improve cognition in the offspring. Several recent studies indicate that the offspring of mothers that exercised during pregnancy exhibit improved learning and memory and decreased anxiety-like behaviors. These behavioral changes are accompanied by increased neurogenesis, neurotrophic factor expression, and neuronal activity in the offspring. This review summarizes the current literature regarding the effects of maternal exercise in rodents and presents avenues for future research to reveal the biological mechanism(s) through which maternal exercise changes the brain and behavior of the offspring.
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