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Aerobic exercise raises levels of BDNF, a protein that supports the survival of existing neurons and the growth of new connections. It is one of the strongest physical supports for a sluggish mind.

BDNF and the exercising brain

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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor has been called fertiliser for the brain. Levels rise with sustained aerobic activity, and animal studies link that rise to growth in the hippocampus, a region central to memory and badly affected by ageing and depression. Human trials have found modest but repeated improvements in memory and executive function after months of regular activity, alongside measurable hippocampal volume changes. The effective dose in most studies is unremarkable: brisk walking, most days, for around forty minutes.

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Aerobik egzersiz, var olan nöronların hayatta kalmasını ve yeni bağlantıların büyümesini destekleyen bir protein olan BDNF düzeylerini yükseltir. Durgun bir zihin için en güçlü fiziksel desteklerden biridir.
BDNF ve egzersiz yapan beyin

Beyin kaynaklı nörotrofik faktör, beyin için büyüme desteğine benzetilir. Düzeyleri sürdürülen aerobik etkinlikle yükselir ve hayvan çalışmaları bu yükselişi, bellek için merkezî olan ve yaşlanmadan ve depresyondan kötü etkilenen hipokampüsteki büyümeyle ilişkilendirir. İnsan denemeleri, aylarca süren düzenli etkinliğin ardından bellekte ve yürütücü işlevlerde ölçülü ama yinelenen iyileşmeler ve ölçülebilir hipokampüs hacmi değişiklikleri buldu. Çoğu çalışmadaki etkili doz sıradan: Çoğu gün, yaklaşık kırk dakika tempolu yürüyüş.

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