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Study Finds You Can Grow Brain Cells Through Exercise

Posted by yaelk on from the how-to-get-smarter dept.

phantomfive writes: Researchers have discovered that aerobic exercise may increase neurogenesis. Based on the results, rats that were put on a treadmill grew more brain cells than rats that didn't. Resistance training seemed to have no effect. This is significant, because the neuron reserve of the hippocampus can be increased, thus preconditions for learning for humans could be improved simply through aerobic exercise.

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  1. No cure for Stupid by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    So people who are both stupid and aerobically exercise are that dumb even *after* they're cheating?

    There is no proven cure for Stupid, only for ignorant.

  2. Well.. by neo8750 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm screwed then. *gets more settled in his seat*

  3. So... by Darinbob · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, they're saying I can get smarter by logging off of slashdot and going outside?

    1. Re:So... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      If you just exercised more, you would already know the answer to your question.

    2. Re:So... by Crowd+Computing · · Score: 3, Funny

      No, this is an evil ploy to make you use the mobile version of slashdot. Desktop users are doomed.