Increasing physical fitness leads to a larger release of BDNF and better prefrontal cortex activity after a single session of exercise.

Many people know that exercise is good for the body. It can strengthen the heart, improve muscle health, and help control weight. However, scientists are also learning that physical activity may be ...

Even a single instance of vigorous exercise measurably improves brain function, and that improvement lasts up to two hours. That’s the result of research by New York University Center for Neural ...

Researchers at University Medical Center of Hamburg-Eppendorf recently carried out a study on mice aimed at further exploring changes that occur in the prefrontal cortex during adolescence. Their ...

Fourteen gamers played three hours of virtual soccer while drinking either plain or sparkling water. The sparkling water group stayed mentally sharp, committing significantly fewer fouls in-game, ...

This post is Part 2 of a two-part series on key aspects of your brain from A to ZZZ. In the previous post, I introduced you to the amygdala, basal ganglia, cerebellum, default mode network, dopamine, ...