Young Brain

Exercise To Feel, Think, and Act Like a Young Brain – Part 2

Author: Julia C. Basso, PhD Affiliation: Post-doctoral Research Associate, Center for Neural Science, New York University Exercise To Feel, Think, and Act Like a Young Brain – Part 2 Gretchen Reynolds, an exercise blogger for the New York Times, recently wrote a post entitled, “Does exercise help keep our brains young?”  In it, she reported

Parkinson's Disease and Exercise

Exercise To Feel, Think, and Act Like a Young Brain – Part 1

Author: Julia C. Basso, PhD Affiliation: Post-doctoral Research Associate, Center for Neural Science, New York University Gretchen Reynolds, exercise blogger for the New York Times, recently wrote a post entitled, “Does exercise help keep our brains young?”  In it, she reported on recent published research by Dr. Hideaki Soya and his group at the Laboratory

Motivation to Exercise

Get Motivation to Exercise: Rats Do It, You Can Too

Author: Julia C. Basso, PhD Affiliation: Post-doctoral Research Associate at New York University, Center for Neural Science As the holidays approach, it is sometimes difficult to find the time and motivation to work out.  There are so many things to be doing like buying gifts for kids and grandkids and getting prepared for big holiday

Improving Cognition Through Exercise - Part 2

Improving Cognition Through Exercise – Part 2

Contributed by Julia C. Basso, Post-doctoral Research Associate, New York University, Center for Neural Science Improving Cognition Through Exercise – Part 2 During the aging process, a variety of changes occurs within the brain. These changes include decreases in neurogenesis or new neuron growth, detriments in the vasculature surrounding the brain tissue, and deterioration in the