How Blood Flow Restriction Training Can Improve Cognition: BFR & Cognition Series, Part 3

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This episode serves as part 3 of an in-depth 4-part series on the potential cognitive benefits to BFR training. Much of the information discussed in this series is pulled from a 2021 hypothesis paper by Yamada et al. (Acute exercise and cognition: A review with testable questions for future research into cognitive enhancement with blood flow restriction).

In this episode, we review 3 of the potential mechanisms by which BFR could favorably impact cognition.

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References

Maintained exercise-enhanced brain executive function related to cerebral lactate metabolism in men

Increased FXYD1 and PGC-1α mRNA after blood flow-restricted running is related to fibre type-specific AMPK signaling and oxidative stress in human muscle

A novel gravity-induced blood flow restriction model augments ACC phosphorylation and PGC-1α mRNA in human skeletal muscle following aerobic exercise: a randomized crossover study

The acute angiogenic signaling response to low-load resistance exercise with blood flow restriction

Developing the catecholamines hypothesis for the acute exercise-cognition interaction in humans: Lessons from animal studies

Experimental Effects of Acute Exercise on Episodic Memory Function: Considerations for the Timing of Exercise

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