José Antonio R. Piedrabuena —— The only medicine for the brain and aging
Aging leads to functional changes in the hippocampus, a brain structure that is critical to learning, causing the ability to learn new tasks to decline with age. At the cellular level, synaptic contacts, synaptic strength and plasticity are reduced, neurogenesis of the hippocampus decreases with aging, and imaging studies have shown atrophy of the hippocampus […]
Physical Exercise and Brain
The brain, like muscles, can be atrophied when is not trained. Physical exercise is antidepressant, anxiolytic and releases endorphins producing elevates self-esteem, well-being, positive thoughts and is a poly-pill that prevents many diseases. The physical exercise produces the liberation of the factor of growth similar to the circulating insulin in blood, that enters the brain […]