Body-Brain Connection
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Scientists now understand the biologic basis of the body-brain connection. Exercise boosts the brain in many ways: increasing connections between brain cells, increasing blood flow and oxygen to the brain, stimulating many areas of the brain (not just those sections involved in motor function), and increasing neurotransmitters (the vital chemicals used in nerve cell communication). There is also evidence that exercise can delay the onset and progression of neurodegenerative disorders in the brain.
In summary, the body-brain connection expresses the fact that physical exercise boosts the brain by (LeMond 2015, 2):
- Increasing neural connections
- Increasing blood circulation and oxygen saturation for the brain
- Providing stimulation for different cerebral areas (especially motor areas)
- Delaying the onset or progression of neurodegenerative disorders
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bibliography
- “Becoming a BEAST.” In The Science of Fitness: Power, Performance, and Endurance, 1–8. Waltham, MA: Academic Press, 2015.