Excercise, it Does a Brain Good

A recent article in the NY Times looks at the link between exercise and brain function. The article cites several studies have shown increased brain blood flow and neuron growth with exercise.

Scott Small at Columbia, for instance , likes nothing better than a strenuous game of tennis. “As a neurologist,” he explains, “I constantly get asked at cocktail parties what someone can do to protect their mental functioning. I tell them, ‘Put down that glass and go for a run.’ ”

Link to the full article: Lobes of Steel.

 
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