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Exercise Builds Brain Structure in Schizophrenia
March 1, 2010
An astounding study has shown that aerobic exercise1 can generate new brain structure in vital regions of the brain affected by schizophrenia.
The researchers looked specifically at the size of the hippocampus, which is regulated in tandem with the entorhinal cortex, brain structures needed for memory, learning, and appropriate behavior.
Following a three month aerobic exercise training program the hippocampus size of schizophrenia patients increased by 12%. Nerve transmission within the hippocampus had improved and memory tests also improved.
Simply relying on drugs like atypical antipsychotics to suppress symptoms is not going to do anything to solve the brain connectivity issues at the source of this problem. Rather, these drugs make a person overweight and even diabetic, in turn making them more unfit and less likely to do the exercise that would actually help restore the structure of their brain.
The researchers looked specifically at the size of the hippocampus, which is regulated in tandem with the entorhinal cortex, brain structures needed for memory, learning, and appropriate behavior.
Following a three month aerobic exercise training program the hippocampus size of schizophrenia patients increased by 12%. Nerve transmission within the hippocampus had improved and memory tests also improved.
Simply relying on drugs like atypical antipsychotics to suppress symptoms is not going to do anything to solve the brain connectivity issues at the source of this problem. Rather, these drugs make a person overweight and even diabetic, in turn making them more unfit and less likely to do the exercise that would actually help restore the structure of their brain.
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