Trends in health, aging, exercise science, neuroscience and meditation
- Trends in brain decline, brain aging, exercise science, nutrition and meditation. Latest studies by Michael Gonzalez-Wallace
Enriched Environments. Exercise helps our brain work better but also create more synaptic connections. When our brains and bodies are in these enriched environments we are happier and in better shape than if we were in sedentary locations. Here is one of the most important studies showing the implications of exercise for brain health.
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2.-Krammer, Arthur F., et al. “Aerobic fitness is associated with hippocampal volume in elderly humans.” Hippocampus 19, no. 10 (Oct. 2009): 1030–1039.
Cardiovascular activity is connected with intelligence: exercise your beautiful heart. Can our heart makes us smarter? Charles Hillman Ph.D is a top scientist studying the connection of the heart on cognitive function. Here is groundbreaking study:
3.-Be smart, exercise your heart: exercise effects on brain and cognition. Hillman CH, Erickson KI, Kramer AF.
4.-Jen, C. J., and H.-I. Chen. “Differential effects of treadmill running and wheel running on spatial or aversive learning and memory: Roles of amygdalar brain-derived neurotrophic factor and synaptotagmin.” Journal of Physiology 587 (July 1, 2009): 3221–3231.
1- Biomechanics and whole body movements: the more muscles we use the better for a greater health/ Cardiovascular activity not only help us get fit but also get smarter.
Creative Total-Body Exercises by Rodney Corn, MA
Fitness Trends by the American College Sports of Medicine
. A study from Harvard University concluded that lack of brain activity between different areas of the brain means faster aging.
Practices like physical exercise, certain forms of psychological counseling and meditation can all change brains for the better, and these changes can be measured with the tools of modern neuroscience, according to a review article now online at Nature Neuroscience to keep reading click here
Social influences on neuroplasticity: stress and interventions to promote well-being
Experiential factors shape the neural circuits underlying social and emotional behavior from the prenatal period to the end of life. These factors include both incidental influences, such as early adversity, and intentional influences can be produced
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jun 11. [Epub ahead of print]
Mechanisms of white matter changes induced by meditation.Tang YY, Lu Q, Fan M, Yang Y, Posner MI.
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