SPORTS MEDICINE : PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND FITNESS : MENTAL HEALTH : PSYCHOLOGY: BRAIN: Exercise Is Medicine For The Brain, Too
David P. Dillard
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SPORTS MEDICINE :
PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND FITNESS :
MENTAL HEALTH :
PSYCHOLOGY: BRAIN:
Exercise Is Medicine For The Brain, Too
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Exercise Is Medicine For The Brain, Too
Article Date: 15 Apr 2011 - 1:00 PDT
Main Category: Sports Medicine / Fitness
Medical News Today
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/222472.php
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Exercise - long known to promote heart and bone health, among other
benefits - increases the growth of brain cells and improves brain
function, according to research reviewed today at the American College of
Sports Medicine's 15th-annual Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition.
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Terry Eckmann, Ph.D., briefed attendees on recent findings, saying the
protein known as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is "like
Miracle-Gro for the brain." BDNF, Eckmann explained, helps to grow new
neurons in the hippocampus and helps the transmission of information
across the synapses of neurons.
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Fueling these enhanced brain processes, quite literally, are elevated
levels of oxygen and glucose which the cardiovascular system -
strengthened by exercise - can deliver to the brain. The brain uses about
20 percent of the body's oxygen and glucose.
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Scientists have also found that repetitive gross motor movement
strengthens the branching of dendrites, which conduct electrochemical
stimulation among neurons.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Source:
American College of Sports Medicine
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