Spark!: How exercise will improve the performance of your brain
Exercise does the following: Helps your brain to produce BDNF, which is like a fertilizer that helps your neurons grow. Improves your understanding, decision-making, and ability to focus. Helps you to switch between tasks. Helps people to recover from mental illness. Releases chemicals that help you get new ideas. Vegetables
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Just as the arms of a bodybuilder get bigger as he practices lifting heavier weights, our neural circuits grow when we exercise them.