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113: ADHD and Cognitive Science, with Brittany Smith

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How Does Walking Improve Cognitive Benefits?

There's some science behind the idea that walking, or moving and cognition, there's a relationship. And it depends on what particular exercise you're looking at. It can increase brain derived neurtropic factor, which improves cognition. In rats, you can see like actual nerves get repaired if you have enough of this chemical in your nervous system. There is also just tests where people will take a break and get on a bike and then go back and do another test,. Those who did the exercising before the test did better than the ones who did the exercises after the test.

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