Advanced Level
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Scientists are continuing to show that everything from the “runner’s high” to the “yogi’s tranquility” can have profound effects on your brain.
You have probably heard people say something along the lines of “your brain is like a muscle.” That comparison certainly supports the brain training industry and keeps millions of youth around the world sitting at desks, doing math problems, writing essays, and dissecting unsuspecting amphibians - but is it true?
Interestingly, the brain-as-a-muscle comparison isn’t all that accurate. If you want to build your glutes, you have to flex your glutes. Getting busy working your glutes will also directly benefit your grey matter.
Exercise affects the brain in many ways. It increases heart rate, which pumps more oxygen to the brain. It aids the release of hormones which provide an excellent environment for the growth of brain cells. Research even demonstrated that exercise increased growth factors in the brain which makes it easier for the brain to grow new neuronal connections.
A study showed that the antidepressant effect of running was also associated with more cell growth in the hippocampus, an area of the brain responsible for learning and memory. The study went as far as to say “Thus, suppression of cell proliferation in the hippocampus could constitute one of the mechanisms that underlie depression, and physical activity might be an efficient antidepressant.
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Elementary Level
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Scientists show that the “runner’s excitement” and the “yogi’s calmness” can have strong effects on your brain.
You have probably heard people say something like “your brain is like a muscle.” This is why there is a brain training industry. Millions of youth around the world sit at desks, do math problems, write essays, and cut up the body of dead animals - but is it true?
Interestingly, it isn’t correct to think that the brain is like a muscle. Building your glutes requires flexing them. Exercising your glutes will also directly help your grey matter.
Exercise affects the brain in many ways. It increases heart rate. It pumps more oxygen to the brain. It helps the release of some hormones. These hormones provide a perfect environment for the growth of brain cells. Research even showed that exercise increased growth factors in the brain. In this way, brain can grow new neuronal connections.
A study showed that the antidepressant effect of running was also related to more cell growth in the hippocampus. The part of the brain is responsible for learning and memory. According to this study, “Preventing cell growth in the hippocampus could be a reason for depression, and physical activity might be a very good antidepressant.
What type of exercise do you do? Don't forget to leave us a comment!
ترجمه فارسی
ورزش رو مغزتون تاثیر میذاره
دانشمندان همچنان تلاش میکنن تا نشون بدن همه چیز از تمرینات مداوم هوازی گرفته تا آرامش یوگا میتونه تاثیرات عمیقی بر مغزتون داشته باشه.
احتمالا شمام شنیدین که مردم چیزایی مثل "مغز شبیه ماهیچه ست" رو میگن. این مقایسه از صنعت تربیت مغز (یعنی مدرسه) حمایت میکنه و باعث میشه میلیونها جوون دورتادور دنیا پشت میز بشینن، مساله ریاضی حل کنن، مقاله بنویسن، و دوزیستهای بی خبر (ازینکه چه بلایی قراره سرشون بیاد) رو کالبدشکافی کنن – اما آیا این درسته؟
جالبه که تشبیه مغز به ماهیچه اصلا درست نیست. اگر بخواین ماهیچه های سرینی تون (ماهیچه های تشکیل دهنده باسن) رو پرورش بدین ، باید منقبضشون کنید. وقتی سخت مشغول ورزیده کردن ماهیچه های سرینی تون میشین، بطور مستقیم به سلولهای خاکستری مغزتون هم سود میرسونین.
ورزش از راه های مختلفی روی مغز اثر میذاره. ضربان قلب رو افزایش میده که باعث میشه اکسیژن بیشتری به مغز برسه. باعث ترشح هورمونهایی میشه که محیط خیلی خوبی برای رشد سلولهای مغزی فراهم میکنه. حتی تحقیقات نشون دادن که ورزش کردن فاکتورهای رشد رو در مغز افزایش میده. این فاکتورها ساخت ارتباطات عصبی رو برای مغز تسهیل میکنه.
یک مطالعه نشان داده که اثر ضدافسردگی دویدن با رشد سلولهای مغزی در هیپوکامپوس – بخشی از مغز که مسئول یادگیری و حافظه است – رابطه دارد. این مطالعه حتی اینطور نتیجه گیری کرده " بنابراین توقف تکثیر سلولهای مغزی در هیپوکامپوس ممکنه یکی از مکانیزمهایی باشه که باعث افسردگی میشه و فعالیت بدنی ممکنه یک عامل ضدافسردگی باشه."
