{"id":236656,"date":"2026-05-06T15:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/movement-triggers-a-hidden-brain-cleaning-mechanism-study-shows"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:20:15","slug":"movement-triggers-a-hidden-brain-cleaning-mechanism-study-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/movement-triggers-a-hidden-brain-cleaning-mechanism-study-shows","title":{"rendered":"Movement Triggers a Hidden \u2018Brain Cleaning\u2019 Mechanism, Study Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/movement-triggers-a-hidden-brain-cleaning-mechanism-study-shows2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We already know that moving your body is important for brain health, but a new study reveals a possible reason why: It could be triggering a kind of hydraulic pump that flushes out fluid in the brain.<\/p>\n<p>By studying mice and conducting simulations, researchers at the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) have found that movements in the abdominal muscles can ripple all the way up to the brain, potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.1241224\">cleaning out<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/better-sleep-could-help-your-brain-flush-out-dementia-linked-toxins\">waste materials<\/a> that build up during the day.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s tangible evidence that what goes on in our brains and our bodies isn\u2019t so separate after all, and a good reminder to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/scientists-revealed-how-much-exercise-you-need-to-offset-sitting-all-day\">get that body moving<\/a>, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/one-type-of-exercise-can-give-you-better-results-with-less-effort-expert-says\">whatever way<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/exercise-snacks-throughout-your-day-have-real-health-benefits-study-finds\">works for you<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/exercise-alone-may-not-offset-damage-from-sitting-all-day-expert-warns\">throughout the day<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We already know that moving your body is important for brain health, but a new study reveals a possible reason why: It could be triggering a kind of hydraulic pump that flushes out fluid in the brain. By studying mice and conducting simulations, researchers at the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) have found that movements [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":396,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1495,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-236656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","category-neuroscience"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236656","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\/396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236656\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}