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Exercise can raise BDNF, a protein associated with neural growth and plasticity, linking movement to learning, memory and mood.

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BDNF is often described as support for brain plasticity. Exercise is one of the body's ways of raising it, which helps explain why a walk can clear the mind before a demanding task. The brain is not floating above the body; it is fed, stressed, calmed and changed by it.

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Egzersiz, sinir hücrelerinin büyümesi ve esnekliğiyle ilişkili BDNF proteinini artırabilir; hareketi öğrenme, hafıza ve ruh hâline bağlayan yollardan biri budur.

BDNF çoğu zaman beyin esnekliğini destekleyen moleküllerden biri olarak anlatılır. Egzersiz, bedenin bu düzeyi yükseltebildiği yollardan biridir; zor bir işten önce yapılan yürüyüşün zihni açması biraz da buradan anlaşılır. Beyin bedenin üzerinde süzülen ayrı bir varlık değildir; onunla beslenir, yorulur, sakinleşir ve değişir.

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