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BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor)
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, stimulates hippocampal neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity via TrkB → PI3K/Akt and MAPK/ERK. Increased by exercise via irisin and osteocalcin. Its decline is an early marker of Alzheimer's.