<p>Exercise along with occasional fasting is good for boosting the brain's neurons, shows a new research.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The research on animals showed how intermittent fasting in rats and mice can enhance learning and memory and decrease the risk of degeneration of those brain functions.<br /><br />"We have evidence that exercise and probably intermittent fasting increase the number of mitochondria in neurons," said Mark Mattson, neuroscientist at the National Institute on Aging in the US.<br /><br />Intermittent fasting may improve performance on cognitive tests and change neural network connections.<br /><br />The stress of fasting and exercise helps the brain adapt and improve the energy flow of neurons.<br /><br />In fact, fasting and exercise seem to increase the production of a protein called brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) that boosts cell growth.<br /><br />The study was presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience here recently.</p>
<p>Exercise along with occasional fasting is good for boosting the brain's neurons, shows a new research.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The research on animals showed how intermittent fasting in rats and mice can enhance learning and memory and decrease the risk of degeneration of those brain functions.<br /><br />"We have evidence that exercise and probably intermittent fasting increase the number of mitochondria in neurons," said Mark Mattson, neuroscientist at the National Institute on Aging in the US.<br /><br />Intermittent fasting may improve performance on cognitive tests and change neural network connections.<br /><br />The stress of fasting and exercise helps the brain adapt and improve the energy flow of neurons.<br /><br />In fact, fasting and exercise seem to increase the production of a protein called brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) that boosts cell growth.<br /><br />The study was presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience here recently.</p>