10 months, 4 weeks ago

Not just muscle growth, here's how exercise also boosts brain function

For years, researchers have known that exercise prompts muscles to release molecules that enhance brain function, but the process has always remained unclear. Research shows that exercising muscles secrete hormones and tiny extracellular vesicles carrying RNA fragments that improve brain cell connectivity and communication. They found that muscles with neurons produced more molecules that help the brain and better regulated muscle growth. Our organs communicate: the brain stimulates muscles via nerves, and muscles release molecules that benefit the brain.

India Today

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