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WHY Exercise is so Underrated (Brain Power & Movement Link)

Joseph Everett - WIL · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Fitness, sleep & longevityNeuroscience & the brain

What it is

A video arguing that exercise matters for the brain as much as the body, linking movement, the nervous system and BDNF to learning and memory. It draws on research connecting complex movement to brain development.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in threads on exercise and cognition as an accessible overview of the movement-brain connection.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2018

What HN commenters said

  1. “They talk about how complex movement in creatures typically correlates with the size of the brain.”

    Links movement to brain size and cognition

    dkersten, 2017-10 · Recommendation · in “Training exercise boosts brain power, Johns Hopkins researchers say”

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Topics: exercise, bdnf, neuroscience, memory, movement

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