{"id":102223,"date":"2020-02-12T01:49:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T09:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/study-pinpoints-two-workouts-that-give-brain-plasticity-a-big-boost"},"modified":"2020-02-12T01:49:18","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T09:49:18","slug":"study-pinpoints-two-workouts-that-give-brain-plasticity-a-big-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/study-pinpoints-two-workouts-that-give-brain-plasticity-a-big-boost","title":{"rendered":"Study pinpoints two workouts that give brain plasticity a big boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gm7Mu3bSfoA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Scientific studies continue to show us how exercise can bring a range of cognitive benefits, from <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/newatlas.com\/medical\/aerobic-exercise-risk-alzheimers-vulnerable-adults\/\">limiting the risk of Alzheimer\u2019s<\/a> to giving an <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/newatlas.com\/exercise-brain-health-learning-memory\/60405\/\">immediate boost<\/a> to our learning capabilities. Researchers working in this area at the University of South Australia have turned their attention to neuroplasticity, finding two styles of workout in particular that give this key brain function the biggest boost.<\/p>\n<p>Neuroplasticity refers to the brain\u2019s ability to rewire the neural connections as we go through life, whether that be in response to certain experiences, building memories, learning new skills or adapting to new environments. In this way, it is seen as critical to the development of a healthy brain from infancy all the way through to adulthood, and the authors of this new study set out to dig into how exercise can influence these vital pathways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe already know that engaging in regular aerobic exercise is good for the brain, improving memory, attention and learning,\u201d says co-author Dr Ashleigh Smith. \u201cHowever, we need to understand why it is so beneficial and what the best exercise, intensity and duration is.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientific studies continue to show us how exercise can bring a range of cognitive benefits, from limiting the risk of Alzheimer\u2019s to giving an immediate boost to our learning capabilities. Researchers working in this area at the University of South Australia have turned their attention to neuroplasticity, finding two styles of workout in particular that [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":511,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1495,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-health","category-neuroscience"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/511"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102223\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}