Running is useful not only for muscles and bones, but also for the brain: a study conducted by scientists from the University of Arizona showed that young participants in crosses have different brain regions linked more closely than their less active peers.

In particular, differences are observed in areas of the brain that are significantly affected by aging. Thus, it can be assumed that the brain of runners will grow old more slowly than the brains of passive people. True, this remains to be proved. In addition, it is not yet known whether a greater number of connections in the brain affect the way of thinking of runners.

The study involved 11 men who participated in the crosses, and 11 healthy volunteers who have not run recently. The age of volunteers ranged from 18 to 25 years. Men throughout the study had an MRI to study their brain. The study showed that the runners in the brain had more interneuronal connections.

True, it can not be asserted that the reason for the presence of more connections was precisely the running.

On the other hand, as the authors of the study noted, running really can have a serious impact on the brain's work: the fact is that during the running the brain has to use a lot of complex cognitive functions such as planning and decision making, and therefore running well exercises the brain and can contribute to it development.

The study was published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

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