OK seriously guys, time to get exercising, if only for your hippocampus. The latest episode of BrainCraft explains how aerobic exercise can increase the size of your brain's memory centre - and improve its function too.
Watch the latest episode here: http://bit.ly/1dIHsvn
References:
Chaddock, L., Pontifex, M. B., Hillman, C. H., & Kramer, A. F. (2011). A review of the relation of aerobic fitness and physical activity to brain structure and function in children. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society,17(6), 975.
Erickson, K. I., Voss, M. W., Prakash, R. S., Basak, C., Szabo, A., Chaddock, L., ... & Kramer, A. F. (2011). Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,108(7), 3017-3022. http://www.pnas.org/content/108/7/301...
Hillman, C. H., Erickson, K. I., & Kramer, A. F. (2008). Be smart, exercise your heart: exercise effects on brain and cognition. Nature Reviews Neuroscience,9(1), 58-65.http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v9/...
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Mattson, M. P. (2012). Evolutionary aspects of human exercise—born to run purposefully. Ageing research reviews, 11(3), 347-352.
Noakes, T., & Spedding, M. (2012). Olympics: Run for your life. Nature,487(7407), 295-296.http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/...
Sibley, B. A., & Etnier, J. L. (2003). The relationship between physical activity and cognition in children: a meta-analysis. Pediatric Exercise Science, 15(3).http://journals.humankinetics.com/pes...
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