Have brain fatigue? A bout of exercise may be the cure

The American Physiological Society ^ | September 16, 2011 | Unknown

[decimon]

Article is published in the American Journal of Physiology— Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology

Bethesda, Md. (Sept. 16, 2011)—Researchers have long known that regular exercise increases the number of organelles called mitochondria in muscle cells. Since mitochondria are responsible for generating energy, this numerical boost is thought to underlie many of the positive physical effects of exercise, such as increased strength or endurance. Exercise also has a number of positive mental effects, such as relieving depression and improving memory. However, the mechanism behind these mental effects has been unclear. In a new study in mice, researchers at the University of South Carolina have discovered that regular exercise also increases mitochondrial numbers in brain cells, a potential cause for exercise’s beneficial mental effects.

Their article is entitled "Exercise Training Increases Mitochondrial Biogenesis in the Brain." It appears in the Articles in PresS section of the American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology, published by the American Physiological Society.

[decimon]

No brain, no gain.

[decimon]

Ping

[de.rm]

....what about Brain Fog?

Joe vs. The Volcano

[bolobaby]

Warning: ACTUAL SCIENCE ALERT

*Not* one of those correlation as causation studies. Amazing. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen actual science done.

[bgill]

They also suggest that this boost in brain mitochondria could have clinical implications for mental disorders, making exercise a potential treatment for psychiatric disorders, genetic disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases.

In another DUH! study, they've found that sending kids outside to play in the fresh air and sunshine helps with ADHD.

[bgill]

Do they even make Orange Crush anymore? The orange stuff around here takes like cough medicine.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

No brain, no gain.

I always thought it was "No brain, no pain."

[GOP Poet]

bookmark

[decimon]

No brain, no gain.

I always thought it was "No brain, no pain."

Either might explain your favorite sports figure.

[de.rm]

The cough syrupy taste is from the corpowhores putting hfcs in everything because it's a little cheaper than real cane sugar (only the best stuff in the world, it's grass juice basically, come on, how bad could grass juice be).

Btw- our taxes make up the dif. anyway so it's really not even cheaper, ooooh, does somebody need a bitchslap!

[SuzyQue]

Is this a bad case of multi-tasking?

[Moltke]

It is pure coincidence that the top athletes of their days - Shakespear, Bach, Newton, Goethe, Beethoven, Einstein, et al. - are today only known for their hobbies.