American Physiological Society, Journal of Applied Physiology, 4(133), p. 932-944, 2022
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00213.2022
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We use a novel form of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to show that motor cortex plasticity is increased after acute exercise and that this effect is bolstered in endurance-trained cyclists. These findings indicate that participation in regular endurance exercise (involving lower limb muscles) has widespread effects on cortical plasticity (assessed in unexercised upper limb muscles) following acute lower-limb cycling exercise. It also highlights that exercise history is an important factor in exercise-induced cortical plasticity.