What Kind Of Exercise?
Recent research at the Salk Institute found that mice which regularly ran on an exercise wheel, grew twice as many new brain cells as those which were inactive.
Mice which exercised by swimming, did not not have a similar growth of new brain cells. Why?
Well researchers speculate that this is due to the fact that swimming is not an activity the mice would normally choose, and it stresses them. Stress has been shown to slow or stop the growth of brain cells.
What does this mean for us humans? If the researcher's speculations are correct, and the same results are found in humans, exercise alone may not be that great for the brain. It seems that you need to exercise, but in a way that you enjoy (or at least in a way that doesn't cause you more stress). So Have Fun and Grow Smarter!
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