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Saturday, July 6, 2013

EXERCISE HELPS COPE WITH STRESS

Exercise reorganizes the brain to be more resilient to stress. 
If it works for mice, it should work for us too. 
 
Research shows that when mice allowed to exercise regularly 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.
 
From an evolutionary standpoint, the research also shows that the brain can be extremely adaptive and tailor its own processes to an organism's lifestyle or surroundings.
 
A higher likelihood of anxious behavior may have an adaptive advantage for less physically fit creatures. Anxiety often manifests itself in avoidant behavior and avoiding potentially dangerous situations would increase the likelihood of survival, particularly for those less capable of responding with a "fight or flight" reaction.
 
Understanding how the brain regulates anxious behavior gives us potential clues about helping people with anxiety disorders. It also tells us something about how the brain modifies itself to respond optimally to its own environment.

Read more herehttp://www.lifescience.net/news/exercise-reorganizes-the-brain-to-be-more-resilien/

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