The Mind-Body Connection
The last decade of science has revealed remarkable insights about the relationship between the brain and other parts of the body. We’ve learned that exercise stimulates the production of proteins that strengthen neurochemical connections in our brain tissue. It also increases the brain’s oxygen and glucose levels, which can improve our cognitive abilities.
Individual laboratory experiments have shown that subjects learn vocabulary words 20 percent faster,[4] memorize strings of letters more accurately,[5] and shift their thinking between two different concepts more rapidly after a single bout of exercise.[6] Other studies have shown that regular exercise can improve problem-solving skills, fluid intelligence, cognitive ...
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