Cerebral Cortex: Regular physical activity is linked to a "healthier" brain

Adolescence is a period of profound but incomplete understanding of changes in the brain's neural circuits (connection groups).
It is vulnerable to risk factors such as unhealthy weight, but may be protected by positive factors such as regular physical activity
.

Adolescence is a period of profound but incomplete understanding of changes in the brain's neural circuits (connection groups).
It is vulnerable to risk factors such as unhealthy weight, but may be protected by positive factors such as regular physical activity
.

We know that exercise has many health benefits
.

A new study from Boston Children’s Hospital adds another benefit: Physical activity seems to help children’s developing brains

We know that exercise has many health benefits

The study analyzed brain imaging data
from nearly 6,000 9- and 10-year-old children .

They used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data to estimate the strength and tissue characteristics of children's brain circuits

The study analyzed nearly 6,000 10-year-old and 9-year-old child brain brain imaging data

Researchers investigating the direct and indirect (Effects by body mass index [BMI]) is in Sports resting on the network , estimating a regular physical activity on the network connection, efficiency, robustness and stability of the impact

Studies have found that physical activity is related to a more organized, robust and flexible brain network

 

In the analysis, the brain is mathematically represented as a network of "nodes": a group of brain regions connected by different strengths
.

Sports activities have two positive effects: on the efficiency and robustness of the entire network, and on more local attributes (such as the number of node connections and clusters)

In the analysis, the brain is mathematically represented as a network of "nodes": a group of brain regions connected by different strengths

“Highly connected local brain networks communicate with each other through relatively few but powerful remote connections, optimizing information processing and transmission in the brain,” explains Dr.

In contrast, increased BMI tends to adversely affect the same brain circuits

"It doesn't matter what kind of physical activity a child participates in," said Dr.
Stamoulis, head of the Computational Neuroscience Laboratory at Boston Children's Hospital
.

"The important thing is whether they are active

"It doesn't matter what kind of physical activity a child participates in," said Dr.
Stamoulis, head of the Computational Neuroscience Laboratory at Boston Children's Hospital
.
"The important thing is whether they are active
.
"

 

 

References : Skylar J Brooks, Sean M Parks, Catherine Stamoulis, Widespread Positive Direct and Indirect Effects of Regular Physical Activity on the Developing Functional Connectome in Early Adolescence, Cerebral Cortex , 2021;, bhab126,https://doi.
org/10.
1093 /cercor/bhab126 

References : Skylar J Brooks, Sean M Parks, Catherine Stamoulis, Widespread Positive Direct and Indirect Effects of Regular Physical Activity on the Developing Functional Connectome in Early Adolescence, Cerebral Cortex , 2021;, bhab126,  https://doi.
org/10.
1093 /cercor/bhab126  Skylar J Brooks, Sean M Parks, Catherine Stamoulis, Widespread Positive Direct and Indirect Effects of Regular Physical Activity on the Developing Functional Connectome in Early Adolescence, Cerebral Cortex Cerebral Cortex , 2021;, bhab126,  https://doi.
org/10.
1093/cercor/bhab126 

 

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