To learn more about how exercise affects the brain, scientists in Ireland recently asked a group of male students stayed to take part in tests of memory which was followed by strenuous exercise.
First off, young people watched automatic sequence of photos with faces and names of foreigners. After the break, they try to remember the name they had just seen as more photos in zip computer screen.
After that, half the students ride the bike a more stationary, heavy pace, until they were tired. Others sat silently for 30 minutes. Then both groups take brain-teaser tests again.
Especially, the volunteers carried out performed significantly better on memory tests than they had their first try, while volunteers who have been resting does not improve.
Meanwhile, blood samples are taken throughout the experiment offers an explanation for the increase in the biological memory of gymnastics. Immediately after strenuous, cyclists have a significantly higher protein known as brain neurotrophic factor derived, or BDNF, which is known to improve the health of nerve cells. People who had been sitting quietly showed no change in the level of BDNF is comparable.