Exercise makes brain more resilient to stress

Anxiety is less likely to interfere with the brain activity of mice that exercise regularly, research shows.

When the mice experienced a stressor–exposure to cold water–their brains exhibited a spike in the activity of neurons that shut off excitement in the ventral hippocampus, a brain region shown to regulate anxiety.

by Morgan Kelly-Princeton

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