Abstract
Background and Objective: Effects of exercise and physical activity on function of different organs of body like heart, lung and muscles have been the focus of interest since many years ago. During the recent years more attention is paid to the effects of exercise on nervous system and memory. The role of exercise on memory consolidation is a controversial issues. So we decided to examine the effects of treadmill exercise on memory consolidation by passive avoidance learning.
Materials and Methods: In this study thirty male Wistar rats (3-4 months old) randomly were divided into three groups was of ten.
Control group were trained in passive avoidance box and was tested in 10 min and 24 hours intervals. Two experimental groups exercised in treadmill for 10 days and 3 months respectively and then were tested same as control group.
Results: Obtained results showed that both short and long – term exercise trainings had significant (p<0.05) effects on memory consolidation in compare with control group.
Conclusion: Our results showed that physical activity may enhance learning and memory consolidation significantly.