Dumb? Maybe exercise can make you smarter.

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14 Sep 2007, 7:50 pm

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20746682/site/newsweek/

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Best of all, the region of the brain that grew the most was the hippocampus, the part most involved with memory and cognition. After only three months, those who exercised had brain volumes typical of people who were three years younger! Also, the new neurons tend to find their way to well-established existing connections and replace ones that are damaged or nonfunctioning. Those who showed the most improvement in fitness also showed the greatest enhancement in memory.



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14 Sep 2007, 7:54 pm

Criminals were found to function better, have better self esteem and much lower rates of recidivism when they exercised.


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