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Now you know how exercise improves learning on three levels: first, it optimizes your mind-set to improve alertness, attention, and motivation; second, it prepares and encourages nerve cells to bind to one another, which is the cellular basis for logging in new information; and third, it spurs the development of new nerve cells from stem cells in

SEROTONIN Maintain adequate omega-3 intake (see chapter 2 for a refresher). Get a blood test to ensure optimal vitamin D levels. Most often you will have to specifically request that your doctor test for this, and it is an inexpensive test. Though there is no consensus, the latest research suggests that having D levels in the range of 40 to 60

serotonin, acetylcholine, GABA, and glutamate. 2.Exercise can improve levels of BDNF (brain derived neurotrophic factor)—a chemical involved in brain growth. 3.Exercise reduces stress. 4.Exercise enhances positive mood states and decreases negative mood states. 5.Exercise improves prefrontal cortex functioning.

Harvard Medical School was and is at the forefront of the neuroscience revolution,

Exercise is one of the most effective ways of boosting norepinephrine, and the “side effect” of that may mean enhanced learning and memory.

Among those with the least cognitive decline over a four-year period, three factors turned up: education, self-efficacy, and exercise.