MOVE FOR YOUR MIND
It boosts your mood, keeps you fit and reduces your heart disease risk, but did you know exercise is good for brain health, too? Previously, scientists believed your brain stopped developing at the age of 18, but sophisticated scanning techniques now reveal it’s constantly being shaped and moulded.
‘Neurogenesis – the growth of new neurons – happens less in the adult brain than in toddlers’, but it does happen in the memory centres of the brain,’ explains neuroscientist Dr Tara Swart (). ‘And doing certain types
